Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 96.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi is 96.1%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 105.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 102nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.3% | — |
| 1973 | 41.5% | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 47.1% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 50.5% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 46.9% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 50.4% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 53.6% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 105.1% | +50.9% |
| 1996 | 103.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 88.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.6% | 38.3% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 49.3% | 46.9% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 53.6% | 105.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 83.7% | 97.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 91.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1082 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malawi was 96.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 105.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.