Bangladesh vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female

Bangladesh
87.6%
in 2024
Malawi
89.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
149th
Malawi rank
147th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malawi
20406080100197219982024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 89.0% against 87.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 28.7% 31.1% 2.4% Malawi
1980s 31.6% 36.6% 5.0% Malawi
1990s 39.2% 42.6% 3.4% Malawi
2000s 68.6% 84.2% 15.5% Malawi
2010s 80.3% 91.6% 11.4% Malawi
2020s 88.3% 88.1% 0.2% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Bangladesh or Malawi?
Malawi, at 89.0% against 87.6% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Bangladesh and Malawi?
1.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Bangladesh ranks 149th and Malawi ranks 147th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-secondary-female-percent-2/bangladesh/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-primary-and-secondary-female-percent-2/bangladesh/malawi/">Bangladesh vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,554 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release