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

Malawi
0.1082 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.1173 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
3rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.040.060.080.10.120.14197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1173 units per person against 0.1082 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0091 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 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.057 units per person 0.0396 units per person 0.0175 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.0585 units per person 0.0601 units per person 0.0017 units per person Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0655 units per person 0.0529 units per person 0.0125 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.1236 units per person 0.0604 units per person 0.0632 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.1197 units per person 0.098 units per person 0.0218 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.1077 units per person 0.1168 units per person 0.0091 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1173 units per person against 0.1082 units per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0091 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, male (number), per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, male (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, male (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,287 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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