Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP

Malawi
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
7th

Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 201 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Malawi, at 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary education, pupils, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 10,698 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.