Madagascar vs Malawi: Share of children who have completed primary school
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Malawi
57.7%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
154th
Malawi rank
152nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 54.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 152nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 24.4% | 6.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 31.7% | 5.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 40.5% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 48.6% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 55.7% | 3.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 57.7% against 54.0% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 3.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Madagascar ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 152nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.