Malawi vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Malawi
1.59 million number
in 2014
Syrian Arab Republic
1.74 million number
in 2016
Malawi rank
59th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
56th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.74 million number against 1.59 million number in Malawi, a difference of 146,840 number.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 203 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 455,091 number 692,138 number 237,046 number Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 634,160 number 979,339 number 345,179 number Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 910,123 number 1.44 million number 534,148 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.18 million number 1.98 million number 799,076 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 1.52 million number 2.09 million number 570,652 number Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Malawi or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.74 million number against 1.59 million number in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
146,840 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 59th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th 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.