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

Malawi
525,748 number
in 2020
Zambia
473,702 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
50th
Zambia rank
53rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 525,748 number against 473,702 number in Zambia, a difference of 52,046 number.

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

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

Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 204 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 130,740 number 121,281 number 9,458 number Malawi
1980s 186,373 number 172,769 number 13,604 number Malawi
1990s 249,886 number 233,456 number 16,429 number Malawi
2000s 335,926 number 295,130 number 40,796 number Malawi
2010s 435,608 number 405,218 number 30,390 number Malawi
2020s 525,748 number 473,702 number 52,046 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 Zambia?
Malawi, at 525,748 number against 473,702 number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Zambia?
52,046 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 53rd 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.