Malawi vs Namibia: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

Malawi
39.8%
in 2013
Namibia
41.7%
in 2017
Malawi rank
18th
Namibia rank
15th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
0204060199820072017

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 41.7% against 39.8% in Malawi, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 15th of 153 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 39.4% 36.5% 2.9% Malawi
2010s 40.0% 41.2% 1.2% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 41.7% against 39.8% in Malawi as of 2017.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Malawi and Namibia?
1.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Malawi ranks 18th and Namibia ranks 15th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/