School age population, secondary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.42 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Malawi is 1.42 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 1.42 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 287,078 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 47th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 287,078 number | — |
| 1971 | 296,586 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 306,959 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 317,876 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 329,466 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 341,462 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 352,642 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 364,821 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 378,003 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 391,835 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 405,863 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 417,473 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 429,037 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 442,301 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 459,325 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 481,055 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 508,510 number | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 540,701 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 574,437 number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 605,629 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 630,941 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 644,175 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 649,590 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 650,658 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 651,262 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 654,617 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 667,598 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 440,495 number | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 716,136 number | +62.6% |
| 1999 | 748,983 number | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 785,147 number | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 818,969 number | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 850,644 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 879,729 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 906,533 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 930,923 number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 951,676 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 973,854 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 998,497 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million number | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 336,673 number | 287,078 number | 391,835 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 486,433 number | 405,863 number | 605,629 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 645,446 number | 440,495 number | 748,983 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 912,157 number | 785,147 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.33 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.42 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 44 Morocco 1.76 million number compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
- 46 Malaysia 1.48 million number compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 1.40 million number compare
- 49 Ukraine 1.38 million number compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 1.37 million 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, secondary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Malawi was 1.42 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,078 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.