School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 840,734 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
840,734 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
41st
of 206 countries
All-time high
840,734 number
in 2019
All-time low
233,774 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,774 number | — |
| 1971 | 242,857 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 251,655 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 259,830 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 265,808 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 272,844 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 283,044 number | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 293,209 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 302,894 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 310,918 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 319,184 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 330,496 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 341,061 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 351,548 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 360,671 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 375,235 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 392,653 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 411,696 number | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 430,232 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 447,662 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 458,171 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 475,257 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 488,497 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 497,378 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 496,024 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 498,970 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 508,208 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 518,035 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 528,827 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 542,613 number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 557,148 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 575,178 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 593,542 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 611,478 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 625,467 number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 641,555 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 660,198 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 679,118 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 698,317 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 718,219 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 718,219 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 738,399 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 762,161 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 786,420 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 808,304 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 819,949 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 830,158 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 836,334 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 838,888 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 840,734 number | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 840,734 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 752,745 number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 840,734 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
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, 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.