Malawi vs Syria: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Malawi
91.8%
in 2020
Syria
91.6%
in 2020
Malawi rank
77th
Syria rank
78th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Malawi
- Syria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 91.8% against 91.6% in Syria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Syria ahead.
Malawi ranks 77th and Syria ranks 78th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 8 and Syria in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Syria |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Syria |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Syria |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | Syria |
| 1910s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 20.5% | 17.5% | 3.0% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 28.1% | 23.1% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 35.8% | 27.8% | 8.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 39.4% | 34.0% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 47.7% | 3.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 65.7% | 13.7% | Syria |
| 1990s | 58.2% | 80.8% | 22.6% | Syria |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 87.2% | 14.9% | Syria |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 88.3% | 2.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.6% | 0.2% | 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 Syria?
- Malawi, at 91.8% against 91.6% in Syria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Malawi and Syria?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Syria rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Malawi ranks 77th and Syria ranks 78th 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.