School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Malawi is 1.43 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Malawi peaked at 1.43 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 300,756 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 51st 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, male (number) (age male) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 300,756 number | — |
| 1971 | 309,606 number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 319,399 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 329,985 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 341,489 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 353,650 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 364,582 number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 376,651 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 389,785 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 403,610 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 417,644 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 428,982 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 440,431 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 453,655 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 470,549 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 491,927 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 517,223 number | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 547,874 number | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 580,691 number | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 611,696 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 637,480 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 648,433 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 651,676 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 650,702 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 649,053 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 649,552 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 661,624 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 436,109 number | -34.1% |
| 1998 | 706,535 number | +62.0% |
| 1999 | 736,962 number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 770,635 number | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 801,850 number | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 831,715 number | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 859,770 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 886,191 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 910,818 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 932,233 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 955,691 number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 982,044 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | +7.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.43 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.35 million number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.43 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 987,874 number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +62.0% | 436,109 number | 706,535 number |
| 1997 | -34.1% | 661,624 number | 436,109 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348,951 number | 300,756 number | 403,610 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 496,067 number | 417,644 number | 611,696 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 642,813 number | 436,109 number | 736,962 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 894,226 number | 770,635 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 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, secondary education, male in Malawi?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Malawi was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,756 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.