Malawi vs Small states: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Small states
0.2538 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Small states rank
2nd

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 0.2538 units per person against 0.2193 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0345 units per person.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 5th and Small states ranks 2nd of 206 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 0.093 units per person 0.2569 units per person 0.1639 units per person Small states
1980s 0.1045 units per person 0.26 units per person 0.1556 units per person Small states
1990s 0.1875 units per person 0.271 units per person 0.0835 units per person Small states
2000s 0.2297 units per person 0.2711 units per person 0.0414 units per person Small states
2010s 0.2411 units per person 0.258 units per person 0.0169 units per person Small states
2020s 0.2187 units per person 0.2539 units per person 0.0352 units per person Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Malawi or Small states?
Small states, at 0.2538 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 Small states?
0.0345 units per person, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small states?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Small states rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Small states 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.