Start of the academic … academic pre-primary post-secondary non in Malawi
Malawi: Start of the academic … academic pre-primary post-secondary non was 2,025 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,025
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,025
in 2025
All-time low
1,970
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Start of the academic school year in Malawi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Malawi is 2,025, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Malawi peaked at 2,025 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,970, in 1970.
Malawi ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start of the academic … academic pre-primary post-secondary non in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,970 | — |
| 1971 | 1,971 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,972 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,973 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,974 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,975 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,976 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,977 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,978 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,979 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,980 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,981 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,982 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,983 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,984 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,985 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,986 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,987 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,988 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,989 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,990 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,991 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,992 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,993 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,994 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,995 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,996 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,997 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,998 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,999 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,000 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,001 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,002 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,003 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,004 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,005 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,006 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,007 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,008 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,009 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,010 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,011 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,012 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,013 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,015 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,017 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,018 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,020 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,021 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,022 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,022 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,024 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,025 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,025 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,024, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,025 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,024, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 | 1,970 | 1,979 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 | 1,980 | 1,989 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 | 1,990 | 1,999 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 | 2,000 | 2,009 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 | 2,009 | 2,018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,022 | 2,020 | 2,025 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Afghanistan 2,025 compare
- 1 Angola 2,025 compare
- 1 Argentina 2,025 compare
- 1 Australia 2,025 compare
- 1 Bangladesh 2,025 compare
- 1 Bolivia 2,025 compare
- 1 Brazil 2,025 compare
- 1 Brunei 2,025 compare
- 1 Bhutan 2,025 compare
- 1 Botswana 2,025 compare
- 1 Chile 2,025 compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2,025 compare
- 1 Colombia 2,025 compare
- 1 Costa Rica 2,025 compare
- 1 Fiji 2,025 compare
- 1 Guatemala 2,025 compare
- 1 Honduras 2,025 compare
- 1 Kenya 2,025 compare
- 1 Kiribati 2,025 compare
- 1 South Korea 2,025 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 2,025 compare
- 1 Lesotho 2,025 compare
- 1 Maldives 2,025 compare
- 1 Mozambique 2,025 compare
- 1 Mauritius 2,025 compare
- 1 Malaysia 2,025 compare
- 1 Namibia 2,025 compare
- 1 Nicaragua 2,025 compare
- 1 Niue 2,025 compare
- 1 Nauru 2,025 compare
- 1 New Zealand 2,025 compare
- 1 Panama 2,025 compare
- 1 Peru 2,025 compare
- 1 Palau 2,025 compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 2,025 compare
- 1 Paraguay 2,025 compare
- 1 Rwanda 2,025 compare
- 1 Singapore 2,025 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2,025 compare
- 1 El Salvador 2,025 compare
- 1 South Sudan 2,025 compare
- 1 Eswatini 2,025 compare
- 1 Seychelles 2,025 compare
- 1 Tokelau 2,025 compare
- 1 Tonga 2,025 compare
- 1 Tuvalu 2,025 compare
- 1 Tanzania 2,025 compare
- 1 Uganda 2,025 compare
- 1 Uruguay 2,025 compare
- 1 Vanuatu 2,025 compare
- 1 Samoa 2,025 compare
- 1 South Africa 2,025 compare
- 1 Zambia 2,025 compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 2,025 compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is start of the academic school year in Malawi?
- Start of the academic school year in Malawi was 2,025 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,025 in 2025.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,970 in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for start of the academic school year?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release