School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) 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 (number) 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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 910,558 is above the median for low income countries, which is 910,558, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 910,558 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 597,304, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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 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