Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9874 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi, 1980–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9874 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.9874 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.699 GPI, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 126th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.699 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.7073 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7239 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7373 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7387 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7464 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7668 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7817 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.796 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7996 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8049 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8155 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8806 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9115 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8732 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.872 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8872 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9058 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9101 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9598 GPI | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9593 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9701 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9675 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9815 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9874 GPI | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7497 GPI | 0.699 GPI | 0.7996 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8636 GPI | 0.8049 GPI | 0.9115 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9455 GPI | 0.9058 GPI | 0.9701 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9845 GPI | 0.9815 GPI | 0.9874 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 123 Greece 0.9928 GPI compare
- 124 Burkina Faso 0.9896 GPI compare
- 125 Botswana 0.989 GPI compare
- 127 El Salvador 0.9871 GPI compare
- 128 Saudi Arabia 0.9868 GPI compare
- 129 Congo 0.9862 GPI compare
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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi was 0.9874 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9874 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.699 GPI in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 173 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, primary to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.