Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) in Malawi
Malawi: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) was 0.111 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.111 units per person for enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.1242 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 units per person, in 1972.
That places Malawi 4th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0298 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0329 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0374 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0415 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0429 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0432 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0425 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0429 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0453 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0458 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0486 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0462 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0429 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0442 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0475 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0474 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0518 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0552 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.057 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0676 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0749 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0831 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1216 units per person | +46.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1201 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1139 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1164 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.12 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1172 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1143 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1122 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1122 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1093 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1149 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1134 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1163 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.118 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1184 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1231 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.124 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1238 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.123 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1242 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1236 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1217 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1178 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1091 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1061 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1108 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.111 units per person | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.111 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0753 units per person, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.111 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0733 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita (capita) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +46.3% | 0.0831 units per person | 0.1216 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0298 units per person | 0.0432 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0429 units per person | 0.0518 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 units per person | 0.0552 units per person | 0.1216 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1144 units per person | 0.1093 units per person | 0.12 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1216 units per person | 0.1163 units per person | 0.1242 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.111 units per person | 0.1061 units per person | 0.1178 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi?
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi was 0.111 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1242 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 units per person in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.