Malawi vs SDG: Small Island Developing States: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Malawi
34.2%
in 2024
SDG: Small Island Developing States
31.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
10th
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
7th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 34.2% against 31.3% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 25.2% | 18.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 31.5% | 4.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.4% | 1.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Malawi or SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Malawi, at 34.2% against 31.3% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Malawi and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 2.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Small Island Developing States rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Malawi ranks 10th and SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 7th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary 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
February 2026 Data Release