Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita
Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2393 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 units per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.092 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 0.027 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.1045 units per person | 0.1033 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.1215 units per person | 0.0899 units per person | 0.0317 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2418 units per person | 0.1091 units per person | 0.1327 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2417 units per person | 0.1966 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2187 units per person | 0.2381 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2393 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.02 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.