Enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi

Malawi: Enrolment in primary education, male was 2.28 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.28 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
37th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2.28 million number
in 2019
All-time low
233,626 number
in 1972
Years of data
45
1972–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi, 1972–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1972199520191972: 233.6k number1973: 260.1k number1974: 290.1k number1975: 326.6k number1976: 338.0k number1977: 340.5k number1978: 339.7k number1979: 353.2k number1980: 383.3k number1981: 392.6k number1982: 424.8k number1983: 411.1k number1984: 393.2k number1985: 420.6k number1986: 436.1k number1987: 469.0k number1988: 486.7k number1989: 558.7k number1990: 618.1k number1991: 651.3k number1992: 791.2k number1993: 820.0k number1994: 881.5k number1995: 1.4M number1996: 1.4M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.5M number2002: 1.5M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.8M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 2.0M number2014: 2.0M number2015: 2.1M number2016: 2.1M number2017: 2.2M number2018: 2.2M number2019: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi stood at 2.28 million number. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 2.28 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 233,626 number, in 1972.

That places Malawi 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 310,220 number 233,626 number 353,178 number 8
1980s 437,611 number 383,261 number 558,675 number 10
1990s 975,165 number 618,082 number 1.36 million number 8
2000s 1.47 million number 1.38 million number 1.62 million number 9
2010s 2.02 million number 1.69 million number 2.28 million number 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 34 Madagascar 2.32 million number compare
  2. 35 Morocco 2.32 million number compare
  3. 36 Ghana 2.31 million number compare
  4. 38 Colombia 2.23 million number compare
  5. 39 France 2.20 million number compare
  6. 40 Yemen 2.12 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Malawi was 2.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 233,626 number in 1972.
How does Malawi rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.