Malawi vs Mali: School age population, primary education, male

Malawi
1.63 million number
in 2020
Mali
1.77 million number
in 2020
Malawi rank
46th
Mali rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.77 million number against 1.63 million number in Malawi, a difference of 135,790 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 440,239 number 475,562 number 35,323 number Mali
1980s 620,112 number 611,630 number 8,482 number Malawi
1990s 858,746 number 781,500 number 77,246 number Malawi
2000s 1.09 million number 1.02 million number 67,278 number Malawi
2010s 1.42 million number 1.47 million number 50,279 number Mali
2020s 1.63 million number 1.77 million number 135,790 number Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Malawi or Mali?
Mali, at 1.77 million number against 1.63 million number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Malawi and Mali?
135,790 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 46th and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (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, male (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

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