Malawi vs Zambia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Malawi
279,298 number
in 2020
Zambia
274,412 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
47th
Zambia rank
50th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 279,298 number against 274,412 number in Zambia, a difference of 4,886 number.

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

Malawi ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 50th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 81,557 number 77,041 number 4,517 number Malawi
1980s 113,868 number 108,789 number 5,079 number Malawi
1990s 153,384 number 138,297 number 15,086 number Malawi
2000s 196,980 number 180,550 number 16,431 number Malawi
2010s 253,702 number 243,514 number 10,189 number Malawi
2020s 279,298 number 274,412 number 4,886 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 279,298 number against 274,412 number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Malawi and Zambia?
4,886 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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, male (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

Male 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.