Lesotho vs Malawi: Share of population with no formal education
Lesotho
7.3%
in 2020
Malawi
8.2%
in 2020
Lesotho rank
37th
Malawi rank
35th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.2% against 7.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 35th of 111 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 99.2% | 100.0% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 98.1% | 100.0% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 95.8% | 99.8% | 4.0% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 92.3% | 99.6% | 7.3% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 86.8% | 93.2% | 6.5% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 78.7% | 86.5% | 7.8% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 66.7% | 79.6% | 12.9% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 55.2% | 71.8% | 16.6% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 41.2% | 64.2% | 23.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 31.0% | 60.6% | 29.6% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 48.8% | 22.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 48.0% | 25.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 41.8% | 23.5% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 27.6% | 15.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 13.8% | 4.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.2% | 0.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 8.2% against 7.3% in Lesotho as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for share of population with no formal education?
- Lesotho ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 35th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.