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

Malawi
1.66 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.82 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
40th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th

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

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.82 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi, a difference of 153,160 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 541,897 number 447,537 number 94,360 number Malawi
1980s 750,194 number 756,418 number 6,224 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.00 million number 1.18 million number 175,274 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.27 million number 1.61 million number 346,880 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.58 million number 1.74 million number 152,368 number Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.82 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
153,160 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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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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.