Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Malawi
54.32 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Sierra Leone
61.51 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Malawi rank
10th
Sierra Leone rank
7th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 61.51 pupils per teacher against 54.32 pupils per teacher in Malawi, a difference of 7.19 pupils per teacher.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 113 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.38 pupils per teacher | 61.71 pupils per teacher | 28.68 pupils per teacher | Malawi |
| 2020s | 52.67 pupils per teacher | 61.7 pupils per teacher | 9.02 pupils per teacher | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 61.51 pupils per teacher against 54.32 pupils per teacher in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 7.19 pupils per teacher, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 7th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.