Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.2393 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
0.050.10.150.20.25197119972024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2393 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 units per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 0.092 units per person 0.065 units per person 0.027 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.1045 units per person 0.1033 units per person 0.0012 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.1215 units per person 0.0899 units per person 0.0317 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.2418 units per person 0.1091 units per person 0.1327 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2417 units per person 0.1966 units per person 0.0451 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.2187 units per person 0.2381 units per person 0.0194 units per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2393 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.02 units per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd 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.