AIMS: East Asia vs Malawi: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

AIMS: East Asia
97.99 million
in 2024
Malawi
2.22 million
in 2025
AIMS: East Asia rank
41st
Malawi rank
42nd

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • AIMS: East Asia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

AIMS: East Asia currently reports 97.99 million against 2.22 million in Malawi, a difference of 95.77 million.

That makes AIMS: East Asia's figure about 44.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, AIMS: East Asia has been ahead every year.

AIMS: East Asia ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 42nd of 221 groups.

AIMS: East Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: East Asia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 79.69 million 236,000 79.46 million AIMS: East Asia
1980s 112.13 million 339,738 111.79 million AIMS: East Asia
1990s 103.03 million 545,536 102.49 million AIMS: East Asia
2000s 110.23 million 1.22 million 109.00 million AIMS: East Asia
2010s 91.41 million 1.65 million 89.77 million AIMS: East Asia
2020s 95.89 million 2.11 million 93.78 million AIMS: East Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, AIMS: East Asia or Malawi?
AIMS: East Asia, at 97.99 million against 2.22 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between AIMS: East Asia and Malawi?
95.77 million, with AIMS: East Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do AIMS: East Asia and Malawi rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
AIMS: East Asia ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 42nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release