What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?

46,900 number, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?

41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Malawi: Enrolment in primary education, male

Madagascar

2.32 million number

in 2019

Malawi

2.28 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

34th

Malawi rank

37th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Madagascar
Malawi

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.32 million number against 2.28 million number in Malawi, a difference of 46,900 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 37th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	644,729 number	310,220 number	334,509 number	Madagascar
1980s	842,328 number	439,682 number	402,646 number	Madagascar
1990s	811,189 number	975,165 number	163,976 number	Malawi
2000s	1.68 million number	1.47 million number	211,916 number	Madagascar
2010s	2.30 million number	2.00 million number	297,448 number	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Madagascar or Malawi?: Madagascar, at 2.32 million number against 2.28 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Madagascar and Malawi?: 46,900 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Madagascar ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.