School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 983,517 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 983,517 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 983,517 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 104,552 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 104,552 number | — |
| 1971 | 107,811 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 110,909 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 114,454 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 118,667 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 123,130 number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 127,131 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 131,428 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 136,200 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 141,403 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 146,591 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 150,490 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 154,185 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 158,705 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 164,884 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 172,804 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 182,367 number | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 193,705 number | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 205,795 number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 217,223 number | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 226,208 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 229,586 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 229,564 number | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 228,610 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 228,268 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 229,684 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 236,757 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 226,304 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 261,276 number | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 523,148 number | +100.2% |
| 2000 | 550,011 number | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 572,442 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 591,530 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 607,593 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 621,883 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 636,198 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 650,365 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 666,335 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 684,049 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 703,511 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 703,511 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 724,353 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 743,339 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 764,645 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 787,584 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 810,856 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 834,293 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 860,077 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 888,150 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 918,591 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 983,517 number | +7.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 983,517 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 727,898 number, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 983,517 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +100.2% | 261,276 number | 523,148 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121,568 number | 104,552 number | 141,403 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 174,675 number | 146,591 number | 217,223 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 261,940 number | 226,208 number | 523,148 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 628,392 number | 550,011 number | 703,511 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 803,540 number | 703,511 number | 918,591 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 983,517 number | 983,517 number | 983,517 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malawi was 983,517 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 983,517 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,552 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.