How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?

9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Malawi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Eritrea

36.7%

in 2018

Malawi

37.3%

in 2019

Eritrea rank

11th

Malawi rank

9th

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

Eritrea
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 37.3% against 36.7% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Eritrea ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 9th of 154 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.3%	45.8%	17.4%	Malawi
2010s	34.4%	37.1%	2.8%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Eritrea or Malawi?: Malawi, at 37.3% against 36.7% in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Eritrea and Malawi?: 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?: Eritrea ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 9th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/