Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 80,119 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 80,119 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 90,700 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 26,197 number, in 2000.
That places Malawi 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 90,700 number | — |
| 1998 | 73,172 number | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 31,305 number | -57.2% |
| 2000 | 26,197 number | -16.3% |
| 2001 | 29,779 number | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 26,648 number | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 29,648 number | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 30,316 number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36,504 number | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 34,689 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 38,492 number | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 41,863 number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 43,570 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 51,464 number | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 50,659 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 63,299 number | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 74,388 number | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 76,071 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 75,832 number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71,049 number | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 88,184 number | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 80,119 number | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,059 number | 31,305 number | 90,700 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 32,682 number | 26,197 number | 41,863 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 67,464 number | 43,570 number | 88,184 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 102 Benin 86,836 number compare
- 103 Sierra Leone 85,034 number compare
- 104 Hong Kong, China 81,691 number compare
- 106 Kyrgyzstan 80,045 number compare
- 107 Nicaragua 79,851 number compare
- 108 Croatia 78,948 number compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malawi was 80,119 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90,700 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,197 number in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.