Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female

Burkina Faso
76.4%
in 2018
Malawi
78.3%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
143rd
Malawi rank
140th

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
020406080197119942018

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 78.3% against 76.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 164 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 70.9% 44.3% 26.6% Burkina Faso
1980s 82.2% 48.4% 33.8% Burkina Faso
1990s 78.8% 53.2% 25.6% Burkina Faso
2000s 80.5% 56.5% 24.0% Burkina Faso
2010s 82.6% 72.4% 10.2% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Malawi, at 78.3% against 76.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
1.9%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 140th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,248 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.