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

Malawi
1.97 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
176,845 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
43rd
Pacific island small states rank
45th

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

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.97 million number against 176,845 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.80 million number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 11.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 43rd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 205 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 246,788 number 112,448 number 134,340 number Malawi
1980s 352,461 number 125,657 number 226,804 number Malawi
1990s 522,222 number 146,732 number 375,490 number Malawi
2000s 1.25 million number 153,814 number 1.09 million number Malawi
2010s 1.61 million number 163,630 number 1.44 million 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 Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 1.97 million number against 176,845 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
1.80 million number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 43rd and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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.