Botswana vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male

Botswana
96.0%
in 2008
Malawi
96.1%
in 2019
Botswana rank
104th
Malawi rank
102nd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 96.1% against 96.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 102nd of 193 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 50.6% 45.6% 5.0% Botswana
1980s 72.3% 48.9% 23.4% Botswana
1990s 88.5% 74.9% 13.5% Botswana
2000s 98.7% 89.8% 8.9% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male, Botswana or Malawi?
Malawi, at 96.1% against 96.0% in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male between Botswana and Malawi?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
30 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Botswana ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 102nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). 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, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.