Malawi vs Nepal: School enrollment, primary

Malawi
139.0%
in 2024
Nepal
128.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Nepal rank
6th

School enrollment, primary over time

  • Malawi
  • Nepal
50100150197019972025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 139.0% against 128.6% in Nepal, a difference of 10.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nepal ahead.

Globally, Malawi ranks 4th and Nepal ranks 6th of 205 countries.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
Unit
% gross
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 9,530 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.