Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 279,298 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malawi is 279,298 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 279,298 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69,855 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 47th 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, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69,855 number | — |
| 1971 | 72,514 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 75,162 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 77,712 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 80,043 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 82,032 number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 85,107 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 88,187 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 91,147 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 93,815 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 96,088 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 99,367 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 102,540 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 105,828 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 109,511 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 113,651 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 119,425 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 125,487 number | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 131,168 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 135,612 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 138,478 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 142,308 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 145,735 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 148,726 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 151,407 number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 153,433 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 157,666 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 161,655 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 165,445 number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 168,982 number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 172,544 number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 177,532 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 182,877 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 188,400 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 193,884 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 199,008 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 204,854 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 210,802 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 216,852 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 223,051 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 223,051 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 229,415 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 236,667 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 244,859 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 253,200 number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 260,822 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 266,754 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 271,595 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 274,486 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 276,175 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 279,298 number | +1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 279,298 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 279,298 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,557 number | 69,855 number | 93,815 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,868 number | 96,088 number | 135,612 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 153,384 number | 138,478 number | 168,982 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 196,980 number | 172,544 number | 223,051 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 253,702 number | 223,051 number | 276,175 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 279,298 number | 279,298 number | 279,298 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 number compare
- 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 280,718 number compare
- 48 Italy 275,449 number compare
- 49 Nepal 274,577 number compare
- 50 Zambia 274,412 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, male in Malawi?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malawi was 279,298 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 279,298 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,855 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.