Malawi vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, pre-primary education, female

Malawi
910,558
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
42.34 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
40th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
40th

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

  • Malawi
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 42.34 million against 910,558 in Malawi, a difference of 41.43 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 46.5 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 40th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th of 222 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 257,511 13.25 million 13.00 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 372,991 17.91 million 17.54 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 513,097 23.56 million 23.04 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 633,408 28.89 million 28.25 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 824,747 36.53 million 35.70 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 872,034 41.30 million 40.42 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Malawi or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 42.34 million against 910,558 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Malawi and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
41.43 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
Malawi ranks 40th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 40th of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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