School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Malawi
Malawi: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 441,347 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malawi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malawi is 441,347 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 454,860 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 182,526 number, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 68th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 182,526 number | — |
| 1971 | 188,775 number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 196,050 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 203,422 number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 210,799 number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 218,332 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 225,511 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 233,393 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 241,803 number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 250,432 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 259,272 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 266,983 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 274,852 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 283,596 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 294,441 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 308,251 number | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 326,143 number | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 346,996 number | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 368,642 number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 388,406 number | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 404,733 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 414,589 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 420,026 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 422,048 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 422,994 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 424,933 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 430,841 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 214,191 number | -50.3% |
| 1998 | 454,860 number | +112.4% |
| 1999 | 225,835 number | -50.4% |
| 2000 | 235,136 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 246,527 number | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 259,114 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 272,136 number | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 284,650 number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 294,725 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 301,311 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 307,519 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 314,448 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 322,088 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 322,088 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 330,892 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 339,286 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 348,902 number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 359,211 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 369,981 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 381,040 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 392,244 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 403,532 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 414,694 number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 441,347 number | +6.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 441,347 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 561,892 number, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 441,347 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | +112.4% | 214,191 number | 454,860 number |
| 1997 | -50.3% | 430,841 number | 214,191 number |
| 1999 | -50.4% | 454,860 number | 225,835 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 215,104 number | 182,526 number | 250,432 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 311,758 number | 259,272 number | 388,406 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 383,505 number | 214,191 number | 454,860 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 283,765 number | 235,136 number | 322,088 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 366,187 number | 322,088 number | 414,694 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 441,347 number | 441,347 number | 441,347 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, female in Malawi?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malawi was 441,347 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 454,860 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,526 number in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.