School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 807,084 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2014
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.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 212,299 number | — |
| 1971 | 212,156 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 210,454 number | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 210,329 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 212,802 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 217,670 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 225,023 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 233,537 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 242,949 number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 252,382 number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 261,796 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 271,056 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 278,554 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 286,274 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 295,396 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 307,217 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 322,484 number | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 344,439 number | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 368,867 number | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 393,528 number | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 415,628 number | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 433,321 number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 442,586 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 448,235 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 452,038 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 456,450 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 463,259 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 472,584 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 484,682 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 498,331 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 512,354 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 525,457 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 536,565 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 551,216 number | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 570,739 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 594,906 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 624,053 number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 653,119 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 681,495 number | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 707,155 number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 730,739 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 752,142 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 768,141 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 786,188 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 807,084 number | +2.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 807,084 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 807,084 number, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 807,084 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.