Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female
Malawi
37.3%
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
44.5%
in 2024
Malawi rank
194th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
191st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 44.5% against 37.3% in Malawi, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Malawi ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 212 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 12.0% | 4.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 17.4% | 6.6% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 20.7% | 3.8% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 27.4% | 0.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 39.1% | 4.0% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 43.5% | 5.3% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 44.5% against 37.3% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 7.2%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Malawi ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release