Malawi vs Zambia: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Malawi
0.2193 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.2106 units per person
in 2024
Malawi rank
5th
Zambia rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2193 units per person against 0.2106 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0087 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 7th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.093 units per person 0.1739 units per person 0.0809 units per person Zambia
1980s 0.1045 units per person 0.1893 units per person 0.0849 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.1982 units per person 0.1738 units per person 0.0244 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.2297 units per person 0.1971 units per person 0.0326 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2406 units per person 0.2005 units per person 0.0401 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.2193 units per person 0.2106 units per person 0.0087 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 Zambia?
Malawi, at 0.2193 units per person against 0.2106 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
0.0087 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Malawi ranks 5th and Zambia 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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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.