Malawi vs Mali: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both

Malawi
553,182 number
in 2020
Mali
619,276 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Mali rank
43rd

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 619,276 number against 553,182 number in Malawi, a difference of 66,094 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 162,293 number 169,726 number 7,433 number Mali
1980s 226,886 number 218,978 number 7,908 number Malawi
1990s 307,505 number 276,941 number 30,565 number Malawi
2000s 392,994 number 368,587 number 24,407 number Malawi
2010s 504,582 number 531,230 number 26,648 number Mali
2020s 553,182 number 619,276 number 66,094 number Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, both, Malawi or Mali?
Mali, at 619,276 number against 553,182 number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, both between Malawi and Mali?
66,094 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.