Malawi vs Spain: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Malawi
525,748 number
in 2020
Spain
510,170 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
50th
Spain rank
51st

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Spain
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 525,748 number against 510,170 number in Spain, a difference of 15,578 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Malawi ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 130,740 number 647,214 number 516,474 number Spain
1980s 186,373 number 661,220 number 474,847 number Spain
1990s 249,886 number 516,404 number 266,518 number Spain
2000s 335,926 number 418,883 number 82,957 number Spain
2010s 435,608 number 453,395 number 17,787 number Spain
2020s 525,748 number 510,170 number 15,578 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Spain?
Malawi, at 525,748 number against 510,170 number in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Spain?
15,578 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Spain?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Spain rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 50th and Spain ranks 51st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of 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
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.