Malawi vs Myanmar: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Malawi
91.8%
in 2020
Myanmar
91.5%
in 2020
Malawi rank
77th
Myanmar rank
79th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 91.8% against 91.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Myanmar ranks 79th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 9.6% | 9.5% | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 12.2% | 11.8% | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 6.8% | 16.6% | 9.9% | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 13.4% | 20.8% | 7.3% | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 20.5% | 22.4% | 1.9% | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 28.1% | 23.1% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 35.8% | 24.4% | 11.4% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 27.8% | 11.6% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 31.4% | 19.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 50.0% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 71.3% | 13.1% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 80.5% | 8.2% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 87.7% | 1.5% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Malawi, at 91.8% against 91.5% in Myanmar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Myanmar ranks 79th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.