Malawi vs Portugal: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Malawi

99.6%

in 2023

Portugal

99.5%

in 2023

Malawi rank

24th

Portugal rank

27th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Malawi currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Portugal ahead.

Malawi ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 209 countries.

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.