ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Malawi: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
0.7354 GPIA
in 2020
Malawi
0.8555 GPIA
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
71st
Malawi rank
68th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.8555 GPIA against 0.7354 GPIA in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), a difference of 0.1201 GPIA.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 68th of 214 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7788 GPIA 0.8104 GPIA 0.0315 GPIA Malawi
2010s 0.6524 GPIA 0.8463 GPIA 0.1939 GPIA Malawi
2020s 0.7354 GPIA 0.7397 GPIA 0.0043 GPIA Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.8555 GPIA against 0.7354 GPIA in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malawi?
0.1201 GPIA, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malawi?
16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2020.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malawi rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 68th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release