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

Ecuador
1.52 million number
in 2016
Malawi
1.59 million number
in 2014
Ecuador rank
62nd
Malawi rank
59th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.59 million number against 1.52 million number in Ecuador, a difference of 78,000 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 59th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 644,499 number 455,091 number 189,408 number Ecuador
1980s 877,556 number 634,160 number 243,396 number Ecuador
1990s 1.11 million number 910,123 number 196,251 number Ecuador
2000s 1.30 million number 1.18 million number 118,728 number Ecuador
2010s 1.44 million number 1.52 million number 75,924 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Ecuador or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.59 million number against 1.52 million number in Ecuador as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Ecuador and Malawi?
78,000 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Ecuador and Malawi rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 62nd 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.