Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Malawi
37.3%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
27.8%
in 2019
Malawi rank
9th
Pacific island small states rank
10th

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

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
20304050199720082019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 37.3% against 27.8% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 9th and Pacific island small states ranks 10th of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 45.8% 26.9% 18.8% Malawi
2010s 37.5% 37.7% 0.2% Pacific island small states

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, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 37.3% against 27.8% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
9.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Malawi ranks 9th and Pacific island small states ranks 10th 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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About this data

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

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/