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
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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

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.