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

Malawi
553,182 number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
599,784 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
45th

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

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 599,784 number against 553,182 number in Malawi, a difference of 46,602 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 45th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 162,293 number 207,917 number 45,624 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 226,886 number 350,597 number 123,711 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 307,505 number 520,447 number 212,942 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 392,994 number 535,955 number 142,961 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 504,582 number 558,399 number 53,818 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 553,182 number 599,784 number 46,602 number Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 599,784 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 Saudi Arabia?
46,602 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
Malawi ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 45th 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.