World Bank · Education

Malawi: Primary education, pupils

49.95percent · 2018-0.5% since 2008

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools. Annual figures for Malawi from 1972 to 2018.

19762018

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
201849.95
201750.538
201650.45
201550.326
201450.315
201350.329
201250.438
201150.515
201050.441
200950.251
200850.221
200750.437
200650.472
200550.237
200450.282
200248.905
200148.902
200048.864
199948.731
199647.726
199547.682
199448.94
199348.424
199246.416
199146.277
199046.013
198945.987
198846.007
198745.641
198645.13
198544.465
198444.439
198344.199
198243.7
198143.201
198042.559
197942.29
197842.101
197741.603
197640.851
197540.201
197439.847
197338.796
197238.327

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Primary education, pupils. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-primary-education-pupils (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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