Malawi vs Portugal: Primary enrollment selected countries

Malawi
99.57
in 2023
Portugal
99.49
in 2023
Malawi rank
24th
Portugal rank
27th

Primary enrollment selected countries over time

  • Malawi
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 99.57 against 99.49 in Portugal, a difference of 0.08.

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.

Across the 20 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Portugal Difference Ahead
1820s 0 3.39 3.39 Portugal
1830s 0 4.9 4.9 Portugal
1840s 0 7.05 7.05 Portugal
1850s 0 11.34 11.34 Portugal
1860s 0.025 20.02 20 Portugal
1870s 0.115 29.52 29.4 Portugal
1880s 0.35 41.41 41.05 Portugal
1890s 0.955 40.55 39.59 Portugal
1900s 2.4 37.34 34.94 Portugal
1910s 5.68 39.87 34.19 Portugal
1920s 12.51 42.39 29.88 Portugal
1930s 24.9 55.08 30.18 Portugal
1940s 43.08 65.98 22.91 Portugal
1950s 59.03 84.95 25.93 Portugal
1960s 40.03 88 47.97 Portugal
1970s 36.23 85 48.77 Portugal
1980s 44 97 53 Portugal
2000s 98.47 99.77 1.29 Portugal
2010s 99.04 98.44 0.5974 Malawi
2020s 98.41 99.74 1.32 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary enrollment selected countries, Malawi or Portugal?
Malawi, at 99.57 against 99.49 in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary enrollment selected countries between Malawi and Portugal?
0.08, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?
50 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for primary enrollment selected countries?
Malawi ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 27th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary enrollment selected countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed