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

China
95.3%
in 2019
Malawi
95.0%
in 2019
China rank
113th
Malawi rank
114th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female over time

  • China
  • Malawi
20406080100197219952019

How they compare

China currently reports 95.3% against 95.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was China ahead.

China ranks 113th and Malawi ranks 114th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 78.6% 32.3% 46.3% China
1980s 62.6% 36.9% 25.6% China
1990s 73.5% 65.7% 7.9% China
2000s 87.0% 85.4% 1.6% China
2010s 92.7% 95.8% 3.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, China or Malawi?
China, at 95.3% against 95.0% in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between China and Malawi?
0.3%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do China and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
China ranks 113th and Malawi ranks 114th of 193 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.