Malawi vs South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Malawi
108.4%
in 2019
South Asia
92.3%
in 2019
Malawi rank
35th
South Asia rank
32nd

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

  • Malawi
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 108.4% against 92.3% in South Asia, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 32nd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 109.5% 84.7% 24.8% Malawi
2000s 101.2% 90.6% 10.6% Malawi
2010s 108.2% 94.8% 13.4% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Malawi or South Asia?
Malawi, at 108.4% against 92.3% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Malawi and South Asia?
16.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Malawi ranks 35th and South Asia ranks 32nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.