Malawi vs Sierra Leone: School completion, annual growth rate
Malawi
1.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
22nd
Sierra Leone rank
23rd
School completion, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.25 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 0.5078 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school completion, annual growth rate, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 1.25 % change on previous year against 1.21 % change on previous year in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school completion, annual growth rate between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 23rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.