Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 0.8176 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.8176 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7252 GPI, in 1999.
That places Malawi 178th 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, gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7252 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.7512 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7752 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7744 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8084 GPI | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8143 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8538 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8441 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8593 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8904 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9187 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9198 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9094 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9139 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9189 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9308 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8956 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9835 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8176 GPI | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7252 GPI | 0.7252 GPI | 0.7252 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.819 GPI | 0.7512 GPI | 0.8904 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9212 GPI | 0.8176 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Malawi was 0.8176 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7252 GPI in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.