Gambia vs Malawi: Over-age students, primary
Gambia
19.0%
in 2018
Malawi
19.3%
in 2018
Gambia rank
22nd
Malawi rank
21st
Over-age students, primary over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.3% against 19.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 21st 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 | 14.5% | 26.5% | 12.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 22.3% | 6.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 19.4% | 2.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher over-age students, primary, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 19.3% against 19.0% in Gambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Malawi 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?
- Gambia ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 21st 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 (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.