Malawi vs Somalia: School age population, lower secondary education, male
Malawi
1.11 million
in 2025
Somalia
1.03 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
44th
Somalia rank
47th
School age population, lower secondary education, male over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.11 million against 1.03 million in Somalia, a difference of 79,570.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 115,560 | 101,705 | 13,855 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 166,064 | 153,599 | 12,465 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 270,657 | 181,912 | 88,745 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 595,928 | 249,942 | 345,986 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 817,196 | 356,894 | 460,302 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 700,648 | 357,872 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 1.11 million against 1.03 million in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Malawi and Somalia?
- 79,570, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 44th and Somalia ranks 47th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release