Lesotho vs Malawi: Progression to secondary school
Lesotho
87.5%
in 2015
Malawi
86.4%
in 2011
Lesotho rank
131st
Malawi rank
134th
Progression to secondary school over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 87.5% against 86.4% in Malawi, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 134th of 167 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.7% | 84.0% | 18.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 85.9% | 20.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 85.9% | 7.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 87.7% | 2.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher progression to secondary school, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 87.5% against 86.4% in Malawi as of 2015.
- What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 1.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for progression to secondary school?
- Lesotho ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 134th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).