Malawi vs Other small states: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.97 million number
in 2020
Other small states
1.72 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
43rd
Other small states rank
41st

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

  • Malawi
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.97 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states, a difference of 251,080 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Other small states ahead.

Malawi ranks 43rd and Other small states ranks 41st of 205 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 246,788 number 838,283 number 591,495 number Other small states
1980s 352,461 number 1.03 million number 682,380 number Other small states
1990s 522,222 number 1.30 million number 773,881 number Other small states
2000s 1.25 million number 1.54 million number 294,156 number Other small states
2010s 1.61 million number 1.64 million number 29,743 number Other small states

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 Other small states?
Malawi, at 1.97 million number against 1.72 million number in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and Other small states?
251,080 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Other small states rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 43rd and Other small states ranks 41st 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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About this data

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.