Malawi vs Mali: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Malawi
3.24 million number
in 2020
Mali
3.47 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Mali rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 3.47 million number against 3.24 million number in Malawi, a difference of 238,410 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 873,074 number 938,678 number 65,604 number Mali
1980s 1.23 million number 1.21 million number 26,894 number Malawi
1990s 1.72 million number 1.54 million number 182,076 number Malawi
2000s 2.18 million number 2.02 million number 162,373 number Malawi
2010s 2.82 million number 2.89 million number 66,828 number Mali
2020s 3.24 million number 3.47 million number 238,410 number Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Mali?
Mali, at 3.47 million number against 3.24 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Mali?
238,410 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.