School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, early childhood education, female was 910,558 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 910,558 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi peaked at 910,558 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 542,375, in 1998.
That places Malawi 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 542,375 | — |
| 1999 | 553,651 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 563,297 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 574,993 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 589,257 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 605,153 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 619,780 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 634,398 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 651,166 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 672,414 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 697,311 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 726,309 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 755,096 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 781,239 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 802,992 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 819,856 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 831,723 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 840,529 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 846,633 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 853,505 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 857,247 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 858,650 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 856,804 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 859,289 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 867,258 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 880,946 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 895,874 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 910,558 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 548,013 | 542,375 | 553,651 | 2 |
| 2000s | 633,408 | 563,297 | 726,309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 824,747 | 755,096 | 858,650 | 10 |
| 2020s | 878,455 | 856,804 | 910,558 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.01 million compare
- 50 Somalia 975,621 compare
- 51 Burkina Faso 966,247 compare
- 53 Cameroon 850,072 compare
- 54 Republic of Korea 788,309 compare
- 55 Poland 739,744 compare
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 94,991 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi was 910,558 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 910,558 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 542,375 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release