Malawi vs Pacific island small states: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.66 million number
in 2019
Pacific island small states
165,002 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
40th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

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

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.66 million number against 165,002 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.50 million number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 10.1 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Malawi ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 206 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 541,897 number 112,885 number 429,012 number Malawi
1980s 750,194 number 133,161 number 617,033 number Malawi
1990s 1.00 million number 138,787 number 863,879 number Malawi
2000s 1.27 million number 141,076 number 1.12 million number Malawi
2010s 1.58 million number 157,599 number 1.43 million number Malawi

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 Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 1.66 million number against 165,002 number in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
1.50 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, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 40th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 206 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.