Malawi vs Saudi Arabia: School age population, primary education, female

Malawi
1.61 million number
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
1.68 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
45th
Saudi Arabia rank
44th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.68 million number against 1.61 million number in Malawi, a difference of 78,150 number.

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

Malawi ranks 45th 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 432,834 number 555,270 number 122,435 number Saudi Arabia
1980s 613,147 number 926,777 number 313,630 number Saudi Arabia
1990s 864,606 number 1.44 million number 574,202 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.09 million number 1.58 million number 488,942 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.41 million number 1.57 million number 165,217 number Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.61 million number 1.68 million number 78,150 number Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Malawi or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.68 million number against 1.61 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Malawi and Saudi Arabia?
78,150 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, female?
Malawi ranks 45th 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, 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.