Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi
Malawi: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.6711 in 2020. β² 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
1977β2020
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Malawi, 1977β2020
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.
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 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 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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