Malawi vs Nigeria: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Malawi
100.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
100.0%
in 2013
Malawi rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 219 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.4% | 82.9% | 15.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 86.8% | 12.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 93.1% | 5.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2013.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release