Malawi vs Rwanda: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Malawi
139.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
149.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
Rwanda rank
3rd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 149.6% against 139.0% in Malawi, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 3rd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.8% | 56.0% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 69.7% | 4.2% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 102.0% | 75.6% | 26.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 135.4% | 138.6% | 3.2% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 138.3% | 141.7% | 3.4% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 132.2% | 150.3% | 18.2% | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 149.6% against 139.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 10.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Rwanda ranks 3rd 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.