Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Malawi or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.16 million in Malawi as of 2023.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Malawi and Sierra Leone?

1,340, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?

34 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Malawi

1.16 million

in 2023

Sierra Leone

1.16 million

in 2023

Malawi rank

69th

Sierra Leone rank

68th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

Malawi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.16 million against 1.16 million in Malawi, a difference of 1,340.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	86,017	49,180	36,838	Malawi
1980s	166,014	89,387	76,627	Malawi
1990s	217,150	102,100	115,050	Malawi
2000s	518,251	155,567	362,684	Malawi
2010s	905,459	479,138	426,320	Malawi
2020s	1.13 million	987,931	145,244	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Malawi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.16 million against 1.16 million in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 1,340, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?: Malawi ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.