School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 823,523 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
823,523 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
823,523 number
in 2019
All-time low
232,527 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malawi stood at 823,523 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 823,523 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 232,527 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, female (number) (School) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 232,527 number | — |
| 1971 | 241,589 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 250,379 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 258,543 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 264,453 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 271,404 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 281,539 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 291,570 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 301,101 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 309,029 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 317,246 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 328,409 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 338,823 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 349,233 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 358,410 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 373,336 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 390,717 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 410,037 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 428,950 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 446,343 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 456,769 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 475,215 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 489,421 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 498,942 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 498,191 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 501,758 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 509,461 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 517,766 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 527,147 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 540,005 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 553,473 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 570,790 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 588,342 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 605,447 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 618,808 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 634,330 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 653,175 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 672,468 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 691,952 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 711,469 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 711,469 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 730,972 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 753,730 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 776,769 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 797,360 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 807,964 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 817,103 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 821,769 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 822,875 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 823,523 number | +0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 823,523 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 741,440 number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 823,523 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 270,213 number | 232,527 number | 309,029 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 374,150 number | 317,246 number | 446,343 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 501,468 number | 456,769 number | 540,005 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 630,025 number | 553,473 number | 711,469 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 786,353 number | 711,469 number | 823,523 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 37 Burkina Faso 938,591 number compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 893,657 number compare
- 39 Myanmar 887,938 number compare
- 41 Venezuela 809,401 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 796,626 number compare
- 43 Chad 789,182 number compare
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, pre-primary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malawi was 823,523 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 823,523 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 232,527 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.