Albania vs Malawi: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Albania
99.5%
in 2024
Malawi
99.6%
in 2023
Albania rank
26th
Malawi rank
24th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Albania
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Albania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 209 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 17 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Albania |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Albania |
| 1840s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Albania |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Albania |
| 1870s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Albania |
| 1880s | 3.4% | 0.3% | 3.0% | Albania |
| 1890s | 5.4% | 1.0% | 4.5% | Albania |
| 1900s | 8.7% | 2.4% | 6.3% | Albania |
| 1910s | 13.7% | 5.7% | 8.0% | Albania |
| 1920s | 19.7% | 12.5% | 7.2% | Albania |
| 1930s | 29.5% | 24.9% | 4.6% | Albania |
| 1940s | 57.1% | 43.1% | 14.1% | Albania |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 59.0% | 41.0% | Albania |
| 1960s | 80.2% | 40.0% | 40.2% | Albania |
| 1970s | 97.5% | 36.2% | 61.3% | Albania |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 44.0% | 56.0% | Albania |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 98.0% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 99.0% | 4.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 99.0% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 98.4% | 7.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Albania or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Albania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Albania and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malawi?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Albania and Malawi rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Albania ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.