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
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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) – 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

Indicator
Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.