Malawi vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Malawi
3.28 million
in 2025
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
176.98 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
52nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
50th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 176.98 million against 3.28 million in Malawi, a difference of 173.70 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 53.9 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 50th of 220 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 656,244 131.58 million 130.92 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 957,463 207.71 million 206.75 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.33 million 187.20 million 185.86 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.78 million 204.79 million 203.01 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 2.39 million 168.18 million 165.79 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 3.08 million 172.31 million 169.23 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Malawi or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 176.98 million against 3.28 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
173.70 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 50th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, both sexes (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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release