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

Malawi
1.66 million number
in 2019
Small states
2.36 million number
in 2019
Malawi rank
40th
Small states rank
40th

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

  • Malawi
  • Small states
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How they compare

Small states currently reports 2.36 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi, a difference of 693,220 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 541,897 number 1.30 million number 760,845 number Small states
1980s 750,194 number 1.50 million number 753,529 number Small states
1990s 1.00 million number 1.78 million number 773,894 number Small states
2000s 1.27 million number 1.96 million number 698,029 number Small states
2010s 1.58 million number 2.20 million number 612,742 number Small states

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 Small states?
Small states, at 2.36 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 Small states?
693,220 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Small states rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 40th and Small states ranks 40th 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.