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

Malawi
108.0%
in 2019
Spain
108.4%
in 2018
Malawi rank
33rd
Spain rank
32nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 108.4% against 108.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 111.6% 103.7% 7.9% Malawi
2000s 99.3% 107.4% 8.2% Spain
2010s 108.5% 110.1% 1.7% Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 108.4% against 108.0% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Malawi and Spain?
0.4%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Spain?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Spain rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 32nd 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.