Malawi vs Nepal: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.97 million number
in 2020
Nepal
1.75 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
43rd
Nepal rank
46th

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

  • Malawi
  • Nepal
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019952020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.97 million number against 1.75 million number in Nepal, a difference of 222,440 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nepal ahead.

Malawi ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 46th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 216,134 number 573,689 number 357,555 number Nepal
1980s 358,659 number 784,293 number 425,633 number Nepal
1990s 522,222 number 1.38 million number 853,152 number Nepal
2000s 1.25 million number 1.91 million number 667,588 number Nepal
2010s 1.61 million number 1.97 million number 364,530 number Nepal
2020s 1.97 million number 1.75 million number 222,440 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Malawi or Nepal?
Malawi, at 1.97 million number against 1.75 million number in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and Nepal?
222,440 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 43rd and Nepal ranks 46th of 205 countries.
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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.