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

Malawi
261,482 number
in 2020
Zambia
235,339 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
49th
Zambia rank
52nd

School age population, last grade of primary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 261,482 number against 235,339 number in Zambia, a difference of 26,143 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 49th and Zambia ranks 52nd 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 64,556 number 60,365 number 4,192 number Malawi
1980s 92,464 number 85,796 number 6,667 number Malawi
1990s 125,363 number 116,070 number 9,294 number Malawi
2000s 168,842 number 148,368 number 20,474 number Malawi
2010s 217,478 number 202,304 number 15,174 number Malawi
2020s 261,482 number 235,339 number 26,143 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, female, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 261,482 number against 235,339 number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, female between Malawi and Zambia?
26,143 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, female?
Malawi ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, female (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, female (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

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