Over-age students, primary in Malawi
Malawi: Over-age students, primary was 19.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Malawi, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Malawi is 19.3%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Malawi peaked at 26.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2013.
That places Malawi 21st 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 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.5% | — |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.5% | 26.5% | 26.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.2% | 24.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Malawi?
- Over-age students, primary in Malawi was 19.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for over-age students, primary?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 (% of 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.