Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1999 units per person
in 2023
Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
0.050.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.1999 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0194 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1502 units per person 0.093 units per person 0.0572 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.1451 units per person 0.1035 units per person 0.0415 units per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.1092 units per person 0.1795 units per person 0.0703 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.138 units per person 0.2277 units per person 0.0897 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.1671 units per person 0.24 units per person 0.0728 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.1997 units per person 0.2219 units per person 0.0222 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.1999 units per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0.0194 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 206 countries.
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.