Over-age students, primary, male in Malawi
Malawi: Over-age students, primary, male was 18.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Malawi, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 18.5% for over-age students, primary, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Malawi peaked at 27.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2018.
That places Malawi 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.3% | — |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 22.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +18.9% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 20.3% | 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, male in Malawi?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Malawi was 18.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Malawi ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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, male (% of male 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.