Malawi vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Malawi
3.24 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
3.42 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.42 million number against 3.24 million number in Malawi, a difference of 188,580 number.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 873,074 number 1.12 million number 247,081 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 1.23 million number 1.87 million number 638,637 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 1.72 million number 2.93 million number 1.20 million number Saudi Arabia
2000s 2.18 million number 3.20 million number 1.02 million number Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.82 million number 3.19 million number 367,391 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 3.24 million number 3.42 million number 188,580 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Malawi or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.42 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 Saudi Arabia?
188,580 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Saudi Arabia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 44th 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.