Primary education, pupils in Malawi
Malawi: Primary education, pupils was 49.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Malawi, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Malawi is 49.9%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Malawi peaked at 50.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.5% | 38.3% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 44.5% | 42.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 46.0% | 48.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Malawi?
- Primary education, pupils in Malawi was 49.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for primary education, pupils?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.