Malawi vs Mozambique: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.2344 units per person
in 2022
Malawi rank
5th
Mozambique rank
3rd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
0.050.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.2344 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0151 units per person.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0912 units per person 0.0897 units per person 0.0015 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.1042 units per person 0.1013 units per person 0.0029 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.1795 units per person 0.0985 units per person 0.081 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.2297 units per person 0.188 units per person 0.0417 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2411 units per person 0.2227 units per person 0.0184 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.2208 units per person 0.2345 units per person 0.0136 units per person Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malawi or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.2344 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malawi and Mozambique?
0.0151 units per person, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Mozambique ranks 3rd 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.