School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 823,523 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
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.
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, República Bolivariana de 809,401 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 796,626 number compare
- 43 Chad 789,182 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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 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.