Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Malawi
36.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4%
in 2023
Malawi rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.4% against 36.8% in Malawi, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 183 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.8% | 47.7% | 10.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 37.3% | 2.4% | Papua New Guinea |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.4% against 36.8% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th 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, male (%). 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