Population, age 12, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population, age 12, female was 226,958 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 12, female in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 12, female in Malawi stood at 226,958. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Malawi peaked at 226,958 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 121,848, in 1990.
That places Malawi 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,084 | 121,848 | 134,684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 169,524 | 139,082 | 200,517 | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,933 | 206,197 | 226,958 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.59 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 12, female in Malawi?
- Population, age 12, female in Malawi was 226,958 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 226,958 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,848 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for population, age 12, female?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.