Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, secondary education, male

Malawi
1.63 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
89.54 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
52nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
50th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 89.54 million against 1.63 million in Malawi, a difference of 87.91 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 54.9 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 52nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th of 220 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 321,089 23.52 million 23.20 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 460,666 31.09 million 30.63 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 659,107 40.87 million 40.21 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 862,947 53.40 million 52.53 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.18 million 69.25 million 68.07 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.53 million 85.76 million 84.24 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 89.54 million against 1.63 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
87.91 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Malawi ranks 52nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 50th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, male (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