Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7248 GPIA, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 35th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7248 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7437 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7628 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7573 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7834 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7864 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8232 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8127 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8281 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8649 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9008 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9062 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8986 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9037 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9068 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9163 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8823 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9676 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9865 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8021 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | +42.9% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +42.9% | 0.8021 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7248 GPIA | 0.7248 GPIA | 0.7248 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7958 GPIA | 0.7437 GPIA | 0.8649 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.8021 GPIA | 0.9865 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 1.07 GPIA compare
- 33 Namibia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 1.06 GPIA compare
- 36 Sweden 1.06 GPIA compare
- 37 Monaco 1.06 GPIA compare
- 38 El Salvador 1.06 GPIA compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.06 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7248 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release