School age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, tertiary education, female was 807,084 number in 2014. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi, 1970β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi is 807,084 number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi peaked at 807,084 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 210,329 number, in 1973.
That places Malawi 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222,960 number | 210,329 number | 252,382 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 312,961 number | 261,796 number | 393,528 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 456,711 number | 415,628 number | 498,331 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 595,706 number | 512,354 number | 707,155 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 768,859 number | 730,739 number | 807,084 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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi was 807,084 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 807,084 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,329 number in 1973.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.