School age population, pre-primary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 840,734 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Malawi stood at 840,734 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 840,734 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 233,774 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 41st 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 | 271,683 number | 233,774 number | 310,918 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 376,044 number | 319,184 number | 447,662 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 501,198 number | 458,171 number | 542,613 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 636,022 number | 557,148 number | 718,219 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 797,957 number | 718,219 number | 840,734 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 38 Saudi Arabia 923,760 number compare
- 39 Myanmar 902,443 number compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 844,047 number compare
- 42 United Kingdom 835,944 number compare
- 43 Ghana 808,173 number compare
- 44 Peru 805,704 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, male in Malawi?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Malawi was 840,734 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 840,734 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,774 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.