School age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, early childhood education, male was 914,058 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi is 914,058, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi peaked at 914,058 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 535,935, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 52nd of 207 countries on this measure, 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, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 535,935 | — |
| 1999 | 546,767 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 556,317 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 568,175 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 582,694 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 598,780 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 613,187 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 627,441 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 643,703 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 664,494 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 688,810 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 717,233 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 745,510 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 771,267 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 792,910 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 810,458 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 823,734 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 834,097 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 841,410 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 849,311 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 854,443 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 857,476 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 857,329 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 861,057 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 869,761 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 883,923 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 899,225 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 914,058 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 541,351 | 535,935 | 546,767 | 2 |
| 2000s | 626,083 | 556,317 | 717,233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 818,062 | 745,510 | 857,476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 880,892 | 857,329 | 914,058 | 6 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1082 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Malawi was 914,058 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 914,058 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,935 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release