School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 883,000 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malawi is 883,000 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 904,144 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 374,872 number, in 1970.
That places Malawi 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 374,872 number | — |
| 1971 | 386,886 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 400,888 number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 415,290 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 429,937 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 445,108 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 459,323 number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 475,051 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 491,869 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 509,137 number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 526,828 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 542,000 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 557,598 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 575,029 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 596,621 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 624,021 number | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 658,019 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 698,525 number | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 741,177 number | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 780,573 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 813,535 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 831,918 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 841,545 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 844,397 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 844,860 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 846,862 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 858,155 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 426,354 number | -50.3% |
| 1998 | 904,144 number | +112.1% |
| 1999 | 448,597 number | -50.4% |
| 2000 | 466,490 number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 488,173 number | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 512,287 number | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 537,377 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 561,675 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 581,518 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 594,609 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 607,205 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 621,367 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 637,152 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 637,152 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 655,473 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 672,958 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 693,078 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 714,767 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 737,377 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 760,277 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 783,008 number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 805,888 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 828,622 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 883,000 number | +6.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 883,000 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.15 million number, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 883,000 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 | +112.1% | 426,354 number | 904,144 number |
| 1999 | -50.4% | 904,144 number | 448,597 number |
| 1997 | -50.3% | 858,155 number | 426,354 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 438,836 number | 374,872 number | 509,137 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,039 number | 526,828 number | 780,573 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 766,037 number | 426,354 number | 904,144 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 560,785 number | 466,490 number | 637,152 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 728,860 number | 637,152 number | 828,622 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 883,000 number | 883,000 number | 883,000 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malawi?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malawi was 883,000 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 904,144 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,872 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.