Population, age 7, total in Malawi
Malawi: Population, age 7, total was 500,646 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 7, total in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 7, total in Malawi stood at 500,646. 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 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 7, total in Malawi peaked at 500,646 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 279,677, in 1994.
That places Malawi 52nd 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 | 294,611 | 279,677 | 335,143 | 10 |
| 2000s | 409,072 | 351,075 | 455,013 | 10 |
| 2010s | 479,051 | 462,562 | 500,646 | 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 7, total in Malawi?
- Population, age 7, total in Malawi was 500,646 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 7, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 500,646 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 7, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 279,677 in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for population, age 7, total?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 7, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 7, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.