Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, pre-primary education, female
Malawi
910,558
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
43.73 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
40th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
38th
School age population, pre-primary education, female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 43.73 million against 910,558 in Malawi, a difference of 42.82 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 48.0 times Malawi's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 40th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 38th of 222 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 257,511 | 14.11 million | 13.85 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 372,991 | 18.76 million | 18.39 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 513,097 | 24.40 million | 23.89 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 633,408 | 29.84 million | 29.21 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 824,747 | 37.69 million | 36.87 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 872,034 | 42.64 million | 41.77 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, female, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 43.73 million against 910,558 in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, female between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 42.82 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 40th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 38th 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
February 2026 Data Release