Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP
Malawi
5.8%
in 2016
Sri Lanka
6.3%
in 2019
Malawi rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
119th
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.3% against 5.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 127 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.3% against 5.8% in Malawi as of 2019.
- What is the difference in initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Sri Lanka 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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of 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
February 2026 Data Release