Australia vs Malawi: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Australia
1.56 million number
in 2018
Malawi
1.59 million number
in 2014
Australia rank
60th
Malawi rank
59th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.59 million number against 1.56 million number in Australia, a difference of 38,700 number.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 59th of 203 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 1.18 million number 455,091 number 728,264 number Australia
1980s 1.32 million number 634,160 number 688,394 number Australia
1990s 1.35 million number 910,123 number 436,488 number Australia
2000s 1.41 million number 1.18 million number 234,422 number Australia
2010s 1.60 million number 1.52 million number 85,104 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Australia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.59 million number against 1.56 million number in Australia as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Australia and Malawi?
38,700 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Australia ranks 60th and Malawi ranks 59th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.