School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 390,135 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malawi is 390,135 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malawi peaked at 394,337 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 208,349 number, in 1998.
That places Malawi 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 394,337 number | — |
| 1998 | 208,349 number | -47.2% |
| 1999 | 213,494 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 218,674 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 224,013 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 232,532 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 244,142 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 257,034 number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 270,418 number | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 282,232 number | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 291,699 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 298,793 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 305,588 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 305,588 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 313,189 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 319,765 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 327,918 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 337,499 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 347,687 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 358,059 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 368,465 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 379,094 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 390,135 number | +2.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 390,135 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 238,920 number, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 390,135 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 205,333 number, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -47.2% | 394,337 number | 208,349 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 272,060 number | 208,349 number | 394,337 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 262,512 number | 218,674 number | 305,588 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,740 number | 305,588 number | 390,135 number | 10 |
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Malawi was 390,135 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 394,337 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,349 number in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.