Malawi vs Mozambique: Share of children who have completed primary school
Malawi
57.7%
in 2025
Mozambique
53.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
152nd
Mozambique rank
155th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Malawi
- Mozambique
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 57.7% against 53.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 152nd and Mozambique ranks 155th of 165 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.4% | 7.6% | 16.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 31.7% | 10.6% | 21.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 20.5% | 20.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 33.1% | 15.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 47.8% | 7.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Malawi or Mozambique?
- Malawi, at 57.7% against 53.5% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Malawi and Mozambique?
- 4.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Malawi ranks 152nd and Mozambique ranks 155th 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.