Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Primary education, pupils

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
55.17 million
in 2024
Malawi
4.75 million
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
34th
Malawi rank
35th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 55.17 million against 4.75 million in Malawi, a difference of 50.43 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.6 times Malawi's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 44.12 million 499,998 43.62 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 54.62 million 790,819 53.83 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 59.21 million 1.94 million 57.27 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 62.22 million 2.94 million 59.28 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 58.65 million 4.08 million 54.58 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 55.68 million 4.50 million 51.18 million Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malawi?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 55.17 million against 4.75 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
50.43 million, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.