Malawi vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, primary education, female
Malawi
1.72 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
88.70 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
46th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
43rd
School age population, primary education, female over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 88.70 million against 1.72 million in Malawi, a difference of 86.98 million.
That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 51.6 times Malawi's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 46th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 422,852 | 87.53 million | 87.10 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 1980s | 610,310 | 88.91 million | 88.30 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 895,841 | 92.08 million | 91.18 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 87.07 million | 85.98 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 82.78 million | 81.30 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 1.70 million | 88.44 million | 86.74 million | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malawi or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 88.70 million against 1.72 million in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malawi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 86.98 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 46th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 43rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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