Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 98.2% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi, 1999–2009
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 98.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi peaked at 98.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 49th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.1% | — |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 95.1% | 98.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malawi was 98.2% in 2009, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2009.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.