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 276,691 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
276,691 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
46th
of 202 countries
All-time high
276,691 number
in 2020
All-time low
72,934 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 276,691 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malawi peaked at 276,691 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,934 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 85,095 number 72,934 number 97,695 number 10
1980s 118,455 number 100,042 number 141,075 number 10
1990s 160,483 number 144,361 number 174,280 number 10
2000s 202,671 number 178,104 number 229,080 number 10
2010s 256,825 number 229,080 number 273,435 number 10
2020s 276,691 number 276,691 number 276,691 number 1

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 43 Mali 312,055 number compare
  2. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  3. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare
  4. 47 Zambia 274,571 number compare
  5. 48 Nepal 270,109 number compare
  6. 49 Venezuela 267,392 number compare

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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 276,691 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 276,691 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 72,934 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 20.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/