Malawi vs Rwanda: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Malawi
108.0%
in 2019
Rwanda
107.9%
in 2019
Malawi rank
33rd
Rwanda rank
36th

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

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
0255075100125199820082019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 108.0% against 107.9% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 36th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 104.1% 77.0% 27.1% Malawi
2000s 99.3% 96.8% 2.4% Malawi
2010s 108.4% 112.3% 3.9% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 108.0% against 107.9% in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 36th of 188 countries.
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.