Over-age students, primary, female in Malawi
Malawi: Over-age students, primary, female was 20.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Malawi, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Malawi is 20.1%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Malawi peaked at 25.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2013.
That places Malawi 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.6% | — |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 23.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, female in Malawi?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Malawi was 20.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.