Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 49.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 49.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 52.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 174th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.2% | — |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 39.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 38.7% | 44.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 43.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 94,991 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Malawi was 49.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.