Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.1573 units per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
5th
Malawi rank
5th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malawi
0.050.10.150.20.25197019972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.062 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1191 units per person 0.093 units per person 0.026 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.1311 units per person 0.1045 units per person 0.0266 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.1267 units per person 0.1875 units per person 0.0608 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.1552 units per person 0.2297 units per person 0.0745 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.1695 units per person 0.2411 units per person 0.0716 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.1636 units per person 0.2187 units per person 0.0551 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.1573 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
0.062 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.