Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 40.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi stood at 40.1%.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi peaked at 48.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2004.
That places Malawi 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.9% | — |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 37.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.4% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 40.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Malawi was 40.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.