School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi

Malawi: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 559,135 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
559,135 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
46th
of 202 countries
All-time high
559,135 number
in 2020
All-time low
146,485 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi stood at 559,135 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi peaked at 559,135 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 146,485 number, in 1970.

Malawi ranks 46th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 170,842 number 146,485 number 196,162 number 10
1980s 237,638 number 200,877 number 282,556 number 10
1990s 320,487 number 289,160 number 348,750 number 10
2000s 406,842 number 356,752 number 459,985 number 10
2010s 516,975 number 459,985 number 552,102 number 10
2020s 559,135 number 559,135 number 559,135 number 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 43 Mali 635,009 number compare
  2. 44 Burkina Faso 633,409 number compare
  3. 45 Saudi Arabia 606,389 number compare
  4. 47 Zambia 554,336 number compare
  5. 48 Venezuela 545,979 number compare
  6. 49 Nepal 545,623 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi was 559,135 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 559,135 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 146,485 number in 1970.
How does Malawi rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Malawi ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/