Malawi vs Myanmar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.82 million
in 2025
Myanmar
1.76 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
40th
Myanmar rank
41st

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Myanmar
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019972025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.82 million against 1.76 million in Myanmar, a difference of 60,500.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Myanmar ahead.

Malawi ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 41st of 222 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 507,171 837,546 330,375 Myanmar
1980s 738,432 955,011 216,579 Myanmar
1990s 1.02 million 1.26 million 242,127 Myanmar
2000s 1.26 million 1.91 million 645,633 Myanmar
2010s 1.64 million 1.78 million 141,172 Myanmar
2020s 1.76 million 1.79 million 32,262 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Myanmar?
Malawi, at 1.82 million against 1.76 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Myanmar?
60,500, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 40th and Myanmar ranks 41st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release