How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Mali: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Malawi

1.66 million number

in 2019

Mali

1.92 million number

in 2019

Malawi rank

52nd

Mali rank

50th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.92 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi, a difference of 254,490 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 50th of 199 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.07 million number	1.37 million number	298,675 number	Mali
2000s	1.27 million number	1.66 million number	390,392 number	Mali
2010s	1.58 million number	2.13 million number	548,413 number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Malawi or Mali?: Mali, at 1.92 million number against 1.66 million number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Malawi and Mali?: 254,490 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?: Malawi ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (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, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/