School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 388,007 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 388,007 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi peaked at 390,841 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 206,126 number, in 1998.
That places Malawi 39th 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 non-tertiary … age male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 390,841 number | — |
| 1998 | 206,126 number | -47.3% |
| 1999 | 210,723 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 215,449 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 220,144 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 227,803 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 238,413 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 250,332 number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 262,825 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 273,753 number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 282,727 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 289,832 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 296,938 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 296,938 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 304,980 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 312,003 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 320,790 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 331,198 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 342,373 number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 353,877 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 365,264 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 376,569 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 388,007 number | +3.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 388,007 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 240,702 number, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 388,007 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,995 number, 1.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age 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 | -47.3% | 390,841 number | 206,126 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,230 number | 206,126 number | 390,841 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 255,822 number | 215,449 number | 296,938 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,200 number | 296,938 number | 388,007 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, male in Malawi?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Malawi was 388,007 number in 2019, 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 390,841 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 206,126 number in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.