Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 273,884 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 273,884 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 273,884 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69,034 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69,034 number | — |
| 1971 | 71,704 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 74,364 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 76,924 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 79,251 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 81,220 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 84,305 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 87,362 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 90,284 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 92,909 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 95,150 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 98,391 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 101,526 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 104,801 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 108,532 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 112,793 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 118,572 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 124,736 number | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 130,564 number | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 135,116 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 137,988 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 142,337 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 146,187 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 149,527 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 152,564 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 155,022 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 159,058 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 162,790 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 166,281 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 169,464 number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 172,651 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 177,420 number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 182,477 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 187,670 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 192,814 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 197,624 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 203,326 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 209,253 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 215,339 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 221,563 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 221,563 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 227,859 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 234,865 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 242,727 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 250,690 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 257,925 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 263,507 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 267,891 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 270,282 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 271,482 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 273,884 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,736 number | 69,034 number | 92,909 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,018 number | 95,150 number | 135,116 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,122 number | 137,988 number | 169,464 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 196,014 number | 172,651 number | 221,563 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,879 number | 221,563 number | 271,482 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,884 number | 273,884 number | 273,884 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 number compare
- 47 Nepal 271,900 number compare
- 48 Zambia 269,478 number compare
- 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 269,201 number compare
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malawi was 273,884 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 273,884 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,034 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.