Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary
Malawi
139.0%
in 2024
Sierra Leone
162.1%
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 162.1% against 139.0% in Malawi, a difference of 23.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.2% | 36.9% | 21.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 65.5% | 56.7% | 8.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 48.2% | 25.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 141.4% | 69.4% | 72.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 138.3% | 122.9% | 15.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 133.0% | 157.0% | 24.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 162.1% against 139.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 23.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.