Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
8.2%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
7.9%
in 2018
Malawi rank
105th
Sri Lanka rank
107th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.2% against 7.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 122 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Malawi, at 8.2% against 7.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2016.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 105th and Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.