School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 264,266 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
264,266 number
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
50th
of 204 countries
All-time high
264,266 number
in 2020
All-time low
57,149 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi stood at 264,266 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 264,266 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57,149 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,149 number | — |
| 1971 | 58,558 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 60,409 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 62,602 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 64,876 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 66,958 number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 68,951 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 71,375 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 74,125 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 76,827 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 79,081 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 80,947 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 83,128 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 85,799 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 89,100 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 92,996 number | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 97,852 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 103,838 number | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 110,383 number | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 115,970 number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 119,148 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 119,451 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 119,273 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 118,733 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 118,915 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 121,029 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 126,251 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 119,216 number | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 138,527 number | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 144,681 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 149,053 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 152,036 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 155,560 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 159,342 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 163,380 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 167,980 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 172,905 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 178,031 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 183,440 number | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 189,114 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 189,114 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 194,863 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 200,246 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 206,261 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 212,416 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 219,060 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 226,910 number | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 235,844 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 244,170 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 252,418 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 264,266 number | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66,183 number | 57,149 number | 76,827 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,909 number | 79,081 number | 115,970 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,522 number | 118,733 number | 144,681 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,084 number | 149,053 number | 189,114 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 218,130 number | 189,114 number | 252,418 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 264,266 number | 264,266 number | 264,266 number | 1 |
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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, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malawi was 264,266 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 264,266 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,149 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.