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

Malawi
1.63 million number
in 2020
Pacific island small states
176,351 number
in 2019
Malawi rank
46th
Pacific island small states rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.63 million number against 176,351 number in Pacific island small states, a difference of 1.45 million number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 9.2 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Malawi ranks 46th 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 440,239 number 111,908 number 328,331 number Malawi
1980s 620,112 number 129,648 number 490,463 number Malawi
1990s 858,746 number 147,983 number 710,764 number Malawi
2000s 1.09 million number 152,483 number 936,167 number Malawi
2010s 1.42 million number 164,594 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, male, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
Malawi, at 1.63 million number against 176,351 number in Pacific island small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
1.45 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, male?
Malawi ranks 46th 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, male (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, 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.