Gambia vs Malawi: Over-age students, primary, male

Gambia
19.4%
in 2018
Malawi
18.5%
in 2018
Gambia rank
20th
Malawi rank
23rd

Over-age students, primary, male over time

  • Gambia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 19.4% against 18.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Gambia ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 15.8% 27.3% 11.5% Malawi
2000s 16.1% 23.4% 7.2% Malawi
2010s 17.9% 19.8% 1.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, male, Gambia or Malawi?
Gambia, at 19.4% against 18.5% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, male between Gambia and Malawi?
0.9%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for over-age students, primary, male?
Gambia ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd 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, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment)
Unit
% of male 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, 4,265 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.