Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi
Malawi: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.6711 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.6711
World rank
111th
of 121 countries
All-time high
0.6711
in 2020
All-time low
0.3875
in 1987
Years of data
5
1977–2020
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi, 1977–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.6711 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi peaked at 0.6711 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3875, in 1987.
Malawi ranks 111th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.4469 | — |
| 1987 | 0.3875 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5233 | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6617 | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6711 | +1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6711 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6572, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6711 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7483, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4469 | 0.4469 | 0.4469 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3875 | 0.3875 | 0.3875 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5233 | 0.5233 | 0.5233 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6617 | 0.6617 | 0.6617 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6711 | 0.6711 | 0.6711 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi was 0.6711 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6711 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3875 in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Malawi ranks 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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