Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.1578 units per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
4th
Malawi rank
5th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0615 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 5th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.092 units per person 0.093 units per person 0.001 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.1077 units per person 0.1045 units per person 0.0032 units per person Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 0.1069 units per person 0.1875 units per person 0.0806 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.146 units per person 0.2297 units per person 0.0837 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.1655 units per person 0.2411 units per person 0.0756 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.1627 units per person 0.2187 units per person 0.056 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?
0.0615 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 4th 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.