GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Malawi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
28.3%
in 2023
Malawi
37.7%
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
21st
Malawi rank
18th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 37.7% against 28.3% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 18th of 214 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 35.8% 39.4% 3.6% Malawi
2010s 31.8% 39.3% 7.5% Malawi
2020s 27.7% 33.5% 5.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Malawi?
Malawi, at 37.7% against 28.3% in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malawi?
9.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malawi?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Malawi rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 18th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,556 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release