Expenditure on secondary education in Malawi
Malawi: Expenditure on secondary education was 28.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on secondary education in Malawi, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure on education.
Analysis
In 2016, expenditure on secondary education in Malawi stood at 28.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on secondary education in Malawi peaked at 43.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1999.
That places Malawi 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Expenditure on secondary education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure on education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 43.9% | — |
| 1972 | 29.1% | -33.8% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 25.1% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 24.2% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 26.1% | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 17.2% | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | -15.8% |
| 1989 | 31.7% | +118.0% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -14.2% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | +112.6% |
| 2001 | 22.5% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.8% | 24.2% | 43.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 14.5% | 31.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 10.1% | 27.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 21.1% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 24.1% | 30.4% | 6 |
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 expenditure on secondary education in Malawi?
- Expenditure on secondary education in Malawi was 28.8% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest expenditure on secondary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for expenditure on secondary education?
- Malawi ranks 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2016.
- Is expenditure on secondary education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.