ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Malawi: School age population, tertiary education, female

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
60.17 million
in 2024
Malawi
1.18 million
in 2025
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
53rd
Malawi rank
52nd

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Malawi
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972025

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 60.17 million against 1.18 million in Malawi, a difference of 58.98 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 50.8 times Malawi's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 52nd of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 15.45 million 227,665 15.22 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 20.48 million 365,797 20.11 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 27.39 million 488,966 26.90 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 36.51 million 661,233 35.85 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 47.29 million 849,718 46.44 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 57.73 million 1.06 million 56.67 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Malawi?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 60.17 million against 1.18 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
58.98 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 53rd and Malawi ranks 52nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release