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
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
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
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/)

See also:

Year Value
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
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