Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Malawi
49.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 49.04 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 40.89 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 6.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5.3 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre 3.54 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 8.39 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 5.56 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 20.57 units per square kilometre 3.48 units per square kilometre 17.09 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 31.14 units per square kilometre 5.36 units per square kilometre 25.78 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 43.22 units per square kilometre 6.87 units per square kilometre 36.35 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 47.06 units per square kilometre 7.99 units per square kilometre 39.07 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, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malawi, at 49.04 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
40.89 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 206 countries.
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.