Ethiopia vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Ethiopia
17.5%
in 2015
Malawi
20.4%
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
177th
Malawi rank
176th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
1020304050199420062019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.4% against 17.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.9%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 176th of 182 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 6.9% 20.0% 13.1% Malawi
2000s 9.9% 14.4% 4.5% Malawi
2010s 17.2% 18.6% 1.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.4% against 17.5% in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Ethiopia and Malawi?
2.9%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Malawi ranks 176th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.