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)
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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

Indicator
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
413 places, 13,124 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release