Lower middle income vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Lower middle income
92.4%
in 2019
Malawi
108.0%
in 2019
Lower middle income rank
35th
Malawi rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 108.0% against 92.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 79.8% 111.6% 31.7% Malawi
2000s 87.4% 99.3% 11.8% Malawi
2010s 94.5% 108.4% 13.9% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Lower middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 108.0% against 92.4% in Lower middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Lower middle income and Malawi?
15.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Lower middle income ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.