Malawi vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Malawi
1.12 million
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
47.70 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
41st
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
40th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 47.70 million against 1.12 million in Malawi, a difference of 46.58 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 42.8 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 41st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th of 220 countries.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 120,440 13.24 million 13.12 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 173,673 16.70 million 16.53 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 274,879 20.67 million 20.40 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 624,467 28.24 million 27.61 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 831,275 36.90 million 36.07 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.06 million 45.84 million 44.77 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Malawi or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 47.70 million against 1.12 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
46.58 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Malawi ranks 41st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (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, female (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