Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)
Malawi
67.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
70.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
146th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 70.9% against 67.3% in Malawi, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 16.4% | 2.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 15.5% | 13.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 32.3% | 10.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 60.9% | 6.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 68.9% | 4.6% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data), Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 70.9% against 67.3% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 3.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release