Iran vs Malawi: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Iran

90.8%

in 2020

Malawi

91.8%

in 2020

Iran rank

80th

Malawi rank

77th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Malawi currently reports 91.8% against 90.8% in Iran, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.

Iran ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 77th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.