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

Malawi
1.61 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
166,135 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
45th
Pacific island small states rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.61 million number against 166,135 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.44 million number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 9.7 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Malawi ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 43rd 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 432,834 number 106,103 number 326,732 number Malawi
1980s 613,147 number 121,159 number 491,988 number Malawi
1990s 864,606 number 137,870 number 726,736 number Malawi
2000s 1.09 million number 142,090 number 948,963 number Malawi
2010s 1.41 million number 154,532 number 1.25 million number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 1.61 million number against 166,135 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
1.44 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, female?
Malawi ranks 45th and Pacific island small states ranks 43rd of 206 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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (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

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