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Malawi - Primary Enrollment 2016

School enrollment, primary (% gross) · World Bank
137.82% −1.72pp from 2015 Global rank: 5th

Malawi's primary enrollment was 137.82% in 2016, decreased +1.72pp from 139.55% in 2015. This was the 5th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Primary Enrollment by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Haiti 183.99% 58.8%
2nd Monaco 142.42% 14.7%
3rd Rwanda 140.62% 2.5%
4th Nepal 139.18% -3.1%
5th Malawi 137.82% -1.2%
6th Madagascar 134.68% -3.0%
7th Seychelles 126.22% 5.2%
8th St. Kitts and Nevis 125.30% 6.9%
9th Namibia 124.18% -0.4%
10th Eswatini 123.85% -0.6%
11th Timor-Leste 123.32% -2.6%
12th Sierra Leone 123.03% 1.9%
13th Togo 121.48% -3.3%
14th Sweden 121.45% 1.5%
15th Benin 120.30% -1.4%
16th India 119.99% 5.7%
17th Myanmar 119.92% 3.9%
18th Gibraltar 117.18% -21.6%
19th Cameroon 117.17% -0.5%
20th Belize 116.08% 2.2%
21st Colombia 115.44% 0.0%
22nd Mozambique 113.69% -1.0%
23rd Aruba 113.64% -1.2%
24th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 113.28% -0.1%
25th Nauru 112.51% 13.6%
26th Burundi 112.48% -3.2%
27th Argentina 111.65% -1.1%
28th Dominican Republic 110.70% -1.2%
29th Lao PDR 110.50% -3.3%
30th Algeria 109.07% -0.5%
31st Brazil 108.76% -0.4%
32nd Kiribati 108.73% 3.1%
33rd São Tomé and Principe 108.68% 0.8%
34th Solomon Islands 108.67% 0.1%
35th Grenada 108.66% -2.7%
36th Uruguay 108.08% -0.1%
37th Suriname 107.46% -1.4%
38th Antigua and Barbuda 107.43% -2.7%
39th Samoa 107.32% 0.2%
40th Afghanistan 106.78% 0.0%
41st Uganda 106.54% 2.2%
42nd Azerbaijan 106.43% -0.2%
43rd Mexico 106.39% -0.5%
44th Tunisia 106.04% -0.8%
45th Viet Nam 105.95% 2.6%
46th Indonesia 105.92% -1.9%
47th Morocco 105.90% -0.1%
48th Iran, Islamic Republic of 105.82% 1.6%
49th Brunei Darussalam 105.73% 1.5%
50th Netherlands 105.68% -0.4%
51st Liechtenstein 105.49% -0.2%
52nd Albania 105.32% -0.3%
53rd Türkiye 105.28% -1.9%
54th Portugal 105.04% -1.1%
55th Thailand 104.94% 1.6%
56th Marshall Islands 104.85% -1.7%
57th Hong Kong SAR, China 104.74% -0.4%
58th Costa Rica 104.60% 0.8%
59th Papua New Guinea 104.51% 2.7%
60th Moldova 104.47% -1.2%
61st Cabo Verde 104.43% -1.3%
62nd Lesotho 104.25% -0.9%
63rd Lithuania 104.22% 2.6%
64th Kenya 104.11% -0.6%
65th Peru 104.09% 1.3%
66th Georgia 104.04% -3.5%
67th Qatar 103.69% 2.6%
68th Saudi Arabia 103.42% 1.8%
69th South Africa 103.42% -3.6%
70th Oman 103.31% -0.7%
71st France 102.26% 0.3%
72nd Japan 102.22% -0.2%
73rd Spain 102.13% 0.0%
74th Belgium 102.06% -0.2%
75th Dominica 102.01% -1.6%
76th Switzerland 101.90% -0.2%
77th El Salvador 101.84% -2.1%
78th Ghana 101.75% -1.4%
79th Cambodia 101.73% -2.0%
80th Philippines 101.72% -1.6%
81st Chile 101.59% -0.1%
82nd Germany 101.41% -1.3%
83rd United States 101.36% 1.1%
84th Guatemala 101.35% -2.3%
85th Ireland 101.34% 0.2%
86th Bhutan 101.32% -1.7%
87th Macao SAR, China 101.29% 1.5%
88th Australia 101.18% -0.5%
89th Cuba 101.08% -2.1%
90th Denmark 101.04% 0.2%
91st European Union 101.04% -0.4%
92nd Singapore 100.77% -
93rd Paraguay 100.61% -12.6%
94th Serbia 100.57% -0.8%
95th Austria 100.43% -0.7%
96th United Kingdom 100.38% 0.2%
97th Fiji 100.26% 0.9%
98th Montenegro 100.17% -1.0%
99th Tuvalu 100.00% -5.0%
100th Malta 99.94% -0.4%
101st Bahrain 99.90% -0.3%
102nd Italy 99.81% -0.6%
103rd Kyrgyz Republic 99.78% 1.7%
104th Korea 99.72% -0.3%
105th Zambia 99.57% -3.7%
106th Finland 99.51% -0.1%
107th Belarus 99.42% 1.0%
108th Greece 99.37% -0.5%
109th Norway 99.23% -0.1%
110th Latvia 99.20% -0.2%
111th Hungary 99.03% -1.8%
112th Ecuador 98.96% -2.1%
113th Iceland 98.95% 0.3%
114th Croatia 98.79% -0.7%
115th New Zealand 98.58% 0.0%
116th Canada 98.55% -1.3%
117th Cyprus 98.55% -0.8%
118th Jordan 98.43% 0.8%
119th Russian Federation 98.33% 0.0%
120th Maldives 98.26% -0.8%
121st Bulgaria 98.08% -1.1%
122nd Slovenia 97.98% -0.4%
123rd Uzbekistan 97.66% 0.8%
124th Slovak Republic 97.62% -0.7%
125th Luxembourg 97.41% 0.0%
126th Estonia 97.29% 0.2%
127th Mongolia 97.29% -0.5%
128th Israel 97.13% -0.6%
129th Sri Lanka 96.94% -0.5%
130th Czechia 96.91% -0.1%
131st China 96.88% 0.6%
132nd Central African Republic 96.81% 18.2%
133rd Mauritius 96.72% -0.4%
134th West Bank and Gaza 96.51% 0.1%
135th Malaysia 96.22% 0.6%
136th Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.14% 1.5%
137th Zimbabwe 95.73% -1.5%
138th Kazakhstan 95.56% 0.5%
139th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.54% 0.5%
140th Barbados 95.32% -0.1%
141st Kuwait 95.08% -6.6%
142nd St. Lucia 94.94% -0.4%
143rd Puerto Rico (US) 94.42% -5.9%
144th Micronesia, Federated States of 94.08% 0.5%
145th Panama 93.44% -2.9%
146th Tajikistan 93.28% 2.2%
147th Jamaica 93.14% 1.1%
148th Guinea 93.11% -2.1%
149th Armenia 93.11% 0.0%
150th British Virgin Islands 91.99% -4.6%
151st Andorra 91.04% 2.8%
152nd Bahamas, The 90.41% -6.1%
153rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 90.11% 1.0%
154th Mauritania 88.66% -8.3%
155th Honduras 88.65% -0.7%
156th Côte d'Ivoire 87.97% 3.2%
157th Romania 87.59% -1.6%
158th Ukraine 87.41% -0.5%
159th Burkina Faso 87.41% 2.7%
160th Gambia, The 85.50% 2.2%
161st Tanzania 85.28% 1.3%
162nd Liberia 83.89% -6.8%
163rd Chad 82.55% -6.1%
164th Nigeria 78.88% 208.5%
165th Yemen, Republic of 76.98% -6.2%
166th Lebanon 76.55% -0.8%
167th Pakistan 75.73% 5.6%
168th Niger 72.85% 2.8%
169th Mali 71.87% 1.9%
170th Sudan 69.86% 3.2%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Malawi's primary enrollment in 2016?▾

Malawi's primary enrollment in 2016 was 137.82%. This ranked 5th globally.

How did Malawi's primary enrollment change in 2016?▾

Malawi's primary enrollment decreased by 1.2% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2016?▾

Haiti had the highest primary enrollment in 2016 at 183.99%.

What is the primary enrollment of Malawi in 2016?▾

The primary enrollment of Malawi in 2016 was 137.82%. This ranked 5th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Malawi's primary enrollment?▾

Malawi's primary enrollment went from 139.55% in 2015 to 137.82% in 2016, a 1.2% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Malawi matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 2016. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). Outcome 24 months later: 12.4%. View full analysis →

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