Malawi vs Uganda: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Malawi
24.4%
in 2024
Uganda
26.3%
in 2017
Malawi rank
181st
Uganda rank
179th

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 26.3% against 24.4% in Malawi, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 23.1% 4.0% 19.0% Malawi
1990s 47.6% 10.1% 37.5% Malawi
2000s 19.9% 22.6% 2.7% Uganda
2010s 21.0% 27.3% 6.3% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 26.3% against 24.4% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Malawi and Uganda?
1.9%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Malawi ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.