School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi

Malawi: School age population, early childhood education, female was 823,523 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
823,523 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
823,523 number
in 2019
All-time low
527,147 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 527.1k number1999: 540.0k number2000: 553.5k number2001: 570.8k number2002: 588.3k number2003: 605.4k number2004: 618.8k number2005: 634.3k number2006: 653.2k number2007: 672.5k number2008: 692.0k number2009: 711.5k number2010: 711.5k number2011: 731.0k number2012: 753.7k number2013: 776.8k number2014: 797.4k number2015: 808.0k number2016: 817.1k number2017: 821.8k number2018: 822.9k number2019: 823.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi is 823,523 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi peaked at 823,523 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 527,147 number, in 1998.

That places Malawi 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 533,576 number 527,147 number 540,005 number 2
2000s 630,025 number 553,473 number 711,469 number 10
2010s 786,353 number 711,469 number 823,523 number 10

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  1. 49 Guinea 956,066 number compare
  2. 50 Mali 942,761 number compare
  3. 51 Burkina Faso 938,591 number compare
  4. 53 Chad 789,182 number compare
  5. 54 Cameroon 754,416 number compare
  6. 55 Haiti 745,587 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Malawi was 823,523 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 823,523 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 527,147 number in 1998.
How does Malawi rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Malawi ranks 52nd out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/