Malawi vs Palau: Start of the academic school year
Malawi
2,025
in 2025
Palau
2,025
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Start of the academic school year over time
- Malawi
- Palau
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2,025 against 2,025 in Palau, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 221 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,974 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,984 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,994 | 1 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 2,004 | 1 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,014 | 0.3 | Palau |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,022 | 0.5 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher start of the academic school year, Malawi or Palau?
- Malawi, at 2,025 against 2,025 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in start of the academic school year between Malawi and Palau?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palau?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Palau rank globally for start of the academic school year?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release