School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.59 million number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi stood at 1.59 million number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 1.59 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 427,133 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 59th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 427,133 number | — |
| 1971 | 429,419 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 428,337 number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 430,034 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 436,276 number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 446,796 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 461,796 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 478,511 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 496,967 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 515,642 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 534,413 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 553,024 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 567,870 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 583,156 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 601,188 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 624,558 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 654,758 number | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 695,204 number | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 740,587 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 786,842 number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 828,955 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 863,779 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 882,728 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 894,346 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 901,857 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 910,034 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 922,266 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 941,102 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 964,874 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 991,293 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million number | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.39 million number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 455,091 number | 427,133 number | 515,642 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 634,160 number | 534,413 number | 786,842 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 910,123 number | 828,955 number | 991,293 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million number | 1.44 million number | 1.59 million number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malawi was 1.59 million number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 427,133 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.