Benin vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Benin
95.5%
in 2016
Malawi
95.6%
in 2019
Benin rank
110th
Malawi rank
109th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
20406080100197119952019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 95.6% against 95.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.

Benin ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 197 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 28.2% 37.6% 9.5% Malawi
1980s 41.0% 43.0% 2.0% Malawi
1990s 51.4% 93.0% 41.6% Malawi
2000s 60.3% 90.1% 29.8% Malawi
2010s 92.9% 97.1% 4.2% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Benin or Malawi?
Malawi, at 95.6% against 95.5% in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Benin and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Benin ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 109th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.