School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 989,585 number in 2020. ◆ Volatile
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 989,585 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malawi peaked at 989,585 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 108,410 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 44th 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, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 108,410 number | — |
| 1971 | 111,495 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 114,561 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 118,117 number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 122,351 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 126,874 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 130,770 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 134,993 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 139,719 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 144,905 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 150,088 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 153,965 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 157,685 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 162,222 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 168,369 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 176,157 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 185,347 number | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 196,345 number | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 208,156 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 219,529 number | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 228,678 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 231,104 number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 230,157 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 228,353 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 227,187 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 227,623 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 234,310 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 223,946 number | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 257,251 number | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 514,200 number | +99.9% |
| 2000 | 539,281 number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 560,204 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 578,542 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 594,529 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 609,166 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 624,025 number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 638,935 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 656,005 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 675,125 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 696,245 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 696,245 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 718,832 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 739,348 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 762,020 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 786,058 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 810,190 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 834,400 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 861,024 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 890,196 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 921,924 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 989,585 number | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,220 number | 108,410 number | 144,905 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,786 number | 150,088 number | 219,529 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 260,281 number | 223,946 number | 514,200 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 617,206 number | 539,281 number | 696,245 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 802,024 number | 696,245 number | 921,924 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 989,585 number | 989,585 number | 989,585 number | 1 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malawi was 989,585 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 989,585 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 108,410 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.