School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male was 494,946 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi stood at 494,946. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi peaked at 494,946 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 211,094, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 39th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 385,281 | — |
| 1998 | 211,094 | -45.2% |
| 1999 | 220,413 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 228,669 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 234,464 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 237,632 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 240,206 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 244,814 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 249,695 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 255,372 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 264,617 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 272,775 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 279,492 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 289,175 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 299,857 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 310,375 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 320,666 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 331,117 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 341,701 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 354,332 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 369,840 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 383,929 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 394,731 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 406,444 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 421,219 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 438,062 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 456,756 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 476,484 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 494,946 | +3.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 494,946 is above the median for low income countries, which is 279,557, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 494,946 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 233,239, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary male 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 | -45.2% | 385,281 | 211,094 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 272,263 | 211,094 | 385,281 | 3 |
| 2000s | 250,774 | 228,669 | 279,492 | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,572 | 289,175 | 394,731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 448,985 | 406,444 | 494,946 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi was 494,946 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 494,946 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 211,094 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release