Eritrea vs Malawi: Over-age students, primary, female

Eritrea
22.2%
in 2018
Malawi
20.1%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
15th
Malawi rank
18th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 22.2% against 20.1% in Malawi, a difference of 2.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 18th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 33.2% 25.6% 7.7% Eritrea
2000s 18.9% 21.5% 2.6% Malawi
2010s 23.4% 19.0% 4.3% Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Eritrea or Malawi?
Eritrea, at 22.2% against 20.1% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Eritrea and Malawi?
2.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Eritrea ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 18th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.