School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.63 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Malawi is 1.63 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 1.63 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 377,487 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 377,487 number | — |
| 1971 | 390,195 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 404,040 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 418,154 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 431,625 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 443,679 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 459,365 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 476,257 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 493,099 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 508,488 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 521,545 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 537,297 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 553,588 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 571,407 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 592,191 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 616,291 number | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 649,548 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 686,840 number | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 722,483 number | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 749,926 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 765,838 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 776,931 number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 785,457 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 794,233 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 806,568 number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 822,848 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 852,858 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 million number | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 914,022 number | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 939,757 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 960,447 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 984,429 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.35 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million number | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.44 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million number | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.63 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 million number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.63 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million number, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +32.4% | 852,858 number | 1.13 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 440,239 number | 377,487 number | 508,488 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 620,112 number | 521,545 number | 749,926 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 858,746 number | 765,838 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million number | 960,447 number | 1.23 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million number | 1.63 million number | 1.63 million number | 1 |
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, primary education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, primary education, male in Malawi was 1.63 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 377,487 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.