Malawi vs Rwanda: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.2109 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Rwanda rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
0.050.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.2109 units per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0084 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 6th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.093 units per person 0.092 units per person 0.0011 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.1045 units per person 0.1127 units per person 0.0083 units per person Rwanda
1990s 0.1713 units per person 0.1408 units per person 0.0305 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.2297 units per person 0.2033 units per person 0.0264 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2411 units per person 0.2123 units per person 0.0288 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.2151 units per person 0.2049 units per person 0.0102 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malawi or Rwanda?
Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.2109 units per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malawi and Rwanda?
0.0084 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Rwanda ranks 6th 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.