Malawi vs Nepal: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Malawi
139.0%
in 2024
Nepal
128.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Nepal rank
6th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 139.0% against 128.6% in Nepal, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 80.9% | 15.6% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 108.3% | 111.9% | 3.6% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 135.4% | 120.8% | 14.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 138.5% | 143.6% | 5.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 133.0% | 122.9% | 10.2% | 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, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 139.0% against 128.6% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Malawi and Nepal?
- 10.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 6th 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.