Malawi - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in Malawi was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 8.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1970 | 6.00 |
1971 | 6.00 |
1972 | 6.00 |
1973 | 6.00 |
1974 | 6.00 |
1975 | 6.00 |
1976 | 6.00 |
1977 | 6.00 |
1978 | 6.00 |
1979 | 6.00 |
1980 | 6.00 |
1981 | 6.00 |
1982 | 6.00 |
1983 | 6.00 |
1984 | 6.00 |
1985 | 6.00 |
1986 | 6.00 |
1987 | 6.00 |
1988 | 6.00 |
1989 | 6.00 |
1990 | 6.00 |
1991 | 6.00 |
1992 | 6.00 |
1993 | 6.00 |
1994 | 6.00 |
1995 | 6.00 |
1996 | 6.00 |
1997 | 8.00 |
1998 | 6.00 |
1999 | 6.00 |
2000 | 6.00 |
2001 | 6.00 |
2002 | 6.00 |
2003 | 6.00 |
2004 | 6.00 |
2005 | 6.00 |
2006 | 6.00 |
2007 | 6.00 |
2008 | 6.00 |
2009 | 6.00 |
2010 | 6.00 |
2011 | 6.00 |
2012 | 6.00 |
2013 | 6.00 |
2014 | 6.00 |
2015 | 6.00 |
2016 | 6.00 |
2017 | 6.00 |
2018 | 6.00 |
2019 | 6.00 |
2020 | 6.00 |
2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in Malawi was 4,593,328 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,593,328 in 2019 and a minimum value of 314,629 in 1971.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1971 | 314,629 |
1972 | 378,812 |
1973 | 424,983 |
1974 | 482,304 |
1975 | 546,085 |
1976 | 571,389 |
1977 | 583,039 |
1978 | 586,759 |
1979 | 611,983 |
1980 | 667,222 |
1981 | 691,245 |
1982 | 754,588 |
1983 | 736,816 |
1984 | 707,699 |
1985 | 757,334 |
1986 | 794,782 |
1987 | 862,834 |
1988 | 901,327 |
1989 | 1,034,341 |
1990 | 1,144,880 |
1991 | 1,212,337 |
1992 | 1,476,592 |
1993 | 1,589,948 |
1994 | 1,726,325 |
1995 | 2,588,662 |
1996 | 2,604,130 |
1998 | 2,525,323 |
1999 | 2,581,698 |
2000 | 2,694,645 |
2001 | 2,845,836 |
2002 | 2,846,589 |
2004 | 2,841,640 |
2005 | 2,868,038 |
2006 | 2,933,557 |
2007 | 2,943,248 |
2008 | 3,197,928 |
2009 | 3,250,111 |
2010 | 3,417,404 |
2011 | 3,564,199 |
2012 | 3,687,625 |
2013 | 3,951,611 |
2014 | 4,096,614 |
2015 | 4,204,502 |
2016 | 4,280,527 |
2017 | 4,433,977 |
2018 | 4,441,839 |
2019 | 4,593,328 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in Malawi was 49.95 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 50.54 in 2017, while its lowest value was 38.33 in 1972.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1972 | 38.33 |
1973 | 38.80 |
1974 | 39.85 |
1975 | 40.20 |
1976 | 40.85 |
1977 | 41.60 |
1978 | 42.10 |
1979 | 42.29 |
1980 | 42.56 |
1981 | 43.20 |
1982 | 43.70 |
1983 | 44.20 |
1984 | 44.44 |
1985 | 44.46 |
1986 | 45.13 |
1987 | 45.64 |
1988 | 46.01 |
1989 | 45.99 |
1990 | 46.01 |
1991 | 46.28 |
1992 | 46.42 |
1993 | 48.42 |
1994 | 48.94 |
1995 | 47.68 |
1996 | 47.73 |
1999 | 48.73 |
2000 | 48.86 |
2001 | 48.90 |
2002 | 48.90 |
2004 | 50.28 |
2005 | 50.24 |
2006 | 50.47 |
2007 | 50.44 |
2008 | 50.22 |
2009 | 50.25 |
2010 | 50.44 |
2011 | 50.51 |
2012 | 50.44 |
2013 | 50.33 |
2014 | 50.31 |
2015 | 50.33 |
2016 | 50.45 |
2017 | 50.54 |
2018 | 49.95 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in Malawi was 83,431 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83,431 in 2019 and a minimum value of 37,675 in 2007.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1999 | 40,836 |
2007 | 37,675 |
2008 | 40,787 |
2009 | 40,284 |
2010 | 43,110 |
2011 | 46,852 |
2012 | 49,775 |
2013 | 57,148 |
2014 | 56,336 |
2015 | 60,488 |
2018 | 75,697 |
2019 | 83,431 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in Malawi was 45.01 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 45.01 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.77 in 2007.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1999 | 40.00 |
2007 | 37.77 |
2008 | 38.36 |
2009 | 39.43 |
2010 | 40.04 |
2011 | 40.32 |
2012 | 40.10 |
2013 | 39.93 |
2014 | 41.78 |
2015 | 41.98 |
2018 | 44.03 |
2019 | 45.01 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes