Madagascar vs Malawi: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Madagascar
132.7%
in 2024
Malawi
139.0%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
5th
Malawi rank
4th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 139.0% against 132.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 6.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 4th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 58.8% | 36.7% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 111.1% | 65.9% | 45.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 111.5% | 27.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 119.2% | 135.4% | 16.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 135.2% | 138.3% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 132.6% | 133.0% | 0.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 139.0% against 132.7% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 6.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Madagascar ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 4th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.