East Asia & Pacific vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific
7.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
49.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
20th
Malawi rank
18th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 49.04 units per square kilometre against 7.79 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 41.25 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 6.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 8.32 units per square kilometre 5.3 units per square kilometre 3.02 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific
1980s 9.01 units per square kilometre 8.39 units per square kilometre 0.6206 units per square kilometre East Asia & Pacific
1990s 8.78 units per square kilometre 20.57 units per square kilometre 11.78 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 8.21 units per square kilometre 31.14 units per square kilometre 22.92 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 7.51 units per square kilometre 43.22 units per square kilometre 35.71 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 7.8 units per square kilometre 47.06 units per square kilometre 39.26 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific or Malawi?
Malawi, at 49.04 units per square kilometre against 7.79 units per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?
41.25 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.