Malawi vs Malaysia: School age population, primary education, both sexes
Malawi
3.24 million number
in 2020
Malaysia
2.97 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Malaysia rank
49th
School age population, primary education, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.24 million number against 2.97 million number in Malaysia, a difference of 270,310 number.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 873,074 number | 2.01 million number | 1.14 million number | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.23 million number | 2.29 million number | 1.05 million number | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.72 million number | 2.84 million number | 1.11 million number | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.18 million number | 3.19 million number | 1.01 million number | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.82 million number | 3.05 million number | 223,993 number | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.24 million number | 2.97 million number | 270,310 number | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malawi, at 3.24 million number against 2.97 million number in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 270,310 number, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.