Malawi vs Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes
Malawi
95.6%
in 2019
Malaysia
94.9%
in 2017
Malawi rank
109th
Malaysia rank
112th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 95.6% against 94.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 75.1% | 35.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 79.4% | 36.1% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 74.4% | 83.0% | 8.6% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 88.6% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 92.4% | 3.6% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malawi, at 95.6% against 94.9% in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 109th and Malaysia ranks 112th 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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About this data
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.