Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 368,499 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 368,499 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 427,437 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 182,218 number, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 198,047 number | — |
| 2000 | 182,218 number | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 196,166 number | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 199,082 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 195,580 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 200,610 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 220,687 number | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 224,916 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 251,752 number | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 267,283 number | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 283,689 number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 297,652 number | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 306,932 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 339,716 number | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 362,362 number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 383,307 number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 372,161 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 412,606 number | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 427,437 number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 368,499 number | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,047 number | 198,047 number | 198,047 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 215,366 number | 182,218 number | 267,283 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 355,436 number | 283,689 number | 427,437 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 59 Mozambique 394,686 number compare
- 60 Tajikistan 388,472 number compare
- 61 Netherlands 381,831 number compare
- 63 Guatemala 362,609 number compare
- 64 Romania 350,885 number compare
- 65 Benin 334,297 number compare
More education data for Malawi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malawi was 368,499 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 427,437 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,218 number in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.