Malawi vs Pacific island small states: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Malawi
3.24 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
342,486 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
45th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.24 million number against 342,486 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 2.89 million number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 9.4 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 873,074 number 218,011 number 655,063 number Malawi
1980s 1.23 million number 250,807 number 982,452 number Malawi
1990s 1.72 million number 285,852 number 1.44 million number Malawi
2000s 2.18 million number 294,572 number 1.89 million number Malawi
2010s 2.82 million number 319,126 number 2.51 million 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 Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 3.24 million number against 342,486 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
2.89 million number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 46th and Pacific island small states ranks 45th 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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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.