Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female
Malawi
74.5%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
79.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
156th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
154th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 79.6% against 74.5% in Malawi, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Malawi ranks 156th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 41.9% | 23.9% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 52.0% | 26.6% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 60.2% | 21.6% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 62.4% | 65.7% | 3.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 68.3% | 5.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 76.1% | 3.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female, Malawi or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 79.6% against 74.5% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female between Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 5.1%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 156th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 154th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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