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

Malawi
883,000 number
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
934,874 number
in 2020
Malawi rank
68th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
65th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 934,874 number against 883,000 number in Malawi, a difference of 51,874 number.

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

Across all 51 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 68th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 65th of 205 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 438,836 number 496,317 number 57,481 number Syrian Arab Republic
1980s 630,039 number 690,578 number 60,539 number Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 766,037 number 1.01 million number 246,760 number Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 560,785 number 1.26 million number 703,520 number Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 728,860 number 1.18 million number 448,212 number Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 883,000 number 934,874 number 51,874 number Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Malawi or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 934,874 number against 883,000 number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
51,874 number, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 68th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 65th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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