Lesotho vs Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female

Lesotho
107.6%
in 2017
Malawi
107.6%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
34th
Malawi rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
0255075100199620072019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 107.6% against 107.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 82.2% 98.8% 16.7% Malawi
2000s 101.1% 97.3% 3.8% Lesotho
2010s 106.8% 108.8% 2.0% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 107.6% against 107.6% in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Lesotho ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female 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.