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

Malawi
264,266 number
in 2020
Zambia
238,363 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
50th
Zambia rank
53rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 264,266 number against 238,363 number in Zambia, a difference of 25,903 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 66,183 number 60,916 number 5,267 number Malawi
1980s 93,909 number 86,972 number 6,937 number Malawi
1990s 124,522 number 117,387 number 7,136 number Malawi
2000s 167,084 number 146,763 number 20,322 number Malawi
2010s 218,130 number 202,914 number 15,216 number Malawi
2020s 264,266 number 238,363 number 25,903 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, male, Malawi or Zambia?
Malawi, at 264,266 number against 238,363 number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, male between Malawi and Zambia?
25,903 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, male?
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, male (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, male (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

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