Haiti vs Malawi: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Haiti
99.7%
in 2016
Malawi
99.6%
in 2023
Haiti rank
21st
Malawi rank
24th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Haiti
- Malawi
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 99.7% against 99.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Malawi ahead.
Haiti ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th of 209 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 2.4% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 5.7% | 3.8% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 1.5% | Haiti |
| 1930s | 22.5% | 24.9% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 22.1% | 43.1% | 21.0% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 34.4% | 59.0% | 24.6% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 23.6% | 40.0% | 16.4% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 27.1% | 36.2% | 9.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 44.0% | 8.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 0.8% | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Malawi?
- Haiti, at 99.7% against 99.6% in Malawi as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Haiti and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2016.
- How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Haiti ranks 21st 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
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.