School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 261,482 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
261,482 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
49th
of 204 countries
All-time high
261,482 number
in 2020
All-time low
55,469 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi is 261,482 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 261,482 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55,469 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 49th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55,469 number | — |
| 1971 | 56,881 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 58,749 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 60,957 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 63,227 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 65,291 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 67,345 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 69,805 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 72,570 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 75,271 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 77,506 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 79,358 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 81,515 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 84,169 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 87,492 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 91,482 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 96,478 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 102,593 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 109,214 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 114,829 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 118,007 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 118,884 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 119,175 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 119,020 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 119,621 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 122,312 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 127,798 number | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 120,666 number | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 140,827 number | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 147,324 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 151,743 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 154,618 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 158,032 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 161,684 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 165,527 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 169,831 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 174,369 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 179,111 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 184,101 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 189,403 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 189,403 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 194,963 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 200,245 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 206,080 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 212,023 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 218,434 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 226,000 number | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 234,592 number | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 242,566 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 250,472 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 261,482 number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,556 number | 55,469 number | 75,271 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 92,464 number | 77,506 number | 114,829 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 125,363 number | 118,007 number | 147,324 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 168,842 number | 151,743 number | 189,403 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 217,478 number | 189,403 number | 250,472 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,482 number | 261,482 number | 261,482 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 46 Burkina Faso 268,589 number compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 263,595 number compare
- 48 Mali 263,488 number compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 260,466 number compare
- 51 Spain 246,467 number compare
- 52 Zambia 235,339 number compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malawi was 261,482 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 261,482 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,469 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.