ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, female

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
43.53 million
in 2024
Malawi
910,558
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
39th
Malawi rank
40th

School age population, pre-primary education, female over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Malawi
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 43.53 million against 910,558 in Malawi, a difference of 42.62 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 47.8 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 40th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 14.05 million 257,511 13.80 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 18.69 million 372,991 18.32 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 24.31 million 513,097 23.80 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 29.73 million 633,408 29.10 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 37.53 million 824,747 36.70 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 42.45 million 872,034 41.58 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Malawi?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 43.53 million against 910,558 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
42.62 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 39th and Malawi ranks 40th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary education, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release