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