Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita

Malawi
0.111 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.122 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.0250.050.0750.10.125197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.122 units per person against 0.111 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.011 units per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 204 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 0.0386 units per person 0.0261 units per person 0.0125 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.0465 units per person 0.042 units per person 0.0046 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.0561 units per person 0.0369 units per person 0.0192 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.1182 units per person 0.0488 units per person 0.0694 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.122 units per person 0.0987 units per person 0.0233 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.111 units per person 0.1212 units per person 0.0103 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.122 units per person against 0.111 units per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.011 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita?
Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.