Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.1526 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Primary education, pupils, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0667 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.093 units per person | 0.104 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1045 units per person | 0.1278 units per person | 0.0233 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1875 units per person | 0.124 units per person | 0.0635 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2297 units per person | 0.147 units per person | 0.0827 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2411 units per person | 0.1588 units per person | 0.0823 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2187 units per person | 0.1565 units per person | 0.0622 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.1526 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0667 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.