School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.66 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.66 million number
in 2019
All-time low
466,301 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.66 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 1.66 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 466,301 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 466,301 number | — |
| 1971 | 484,446 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 502,034 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 518,373 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 530,261 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 544,248 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 564,583 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 584,779 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 603,995 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 619,947 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 636,430 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 658,905 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 679,884 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 700,781 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 719,081 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 748,571 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 783,370 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 821,733 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 859,182 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 894,005 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 914,940 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 950,472 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 977,918 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 996,320 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 994,215 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.00 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.18 million number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.35 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.63 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.65 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 541,897 number | 466,301 number | 619,947 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 750,194 number | 636,430 number | 894,005 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 million number | 914,940 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Burkina Faso 1.91 million number compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 1.82 million number compare
- 39 Myanmar 1.79 million number compare
- 41 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.65 million number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 1.63 million number compare
- 43 Peru 1.59 million number compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Malawi was 1.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 466,301 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.