Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3751 GPIA, in 1978.
Malawi ranks 82nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.4775 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3857 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3787 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3806 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3751 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3924 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4142 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3881 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4028 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4188 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.427 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4494 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4693 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4884 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4998 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.516 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5422 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5784 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5868 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6429 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6684 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.667 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6901 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7251 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7404 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7343 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7552 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7572 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7797 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7719 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7868 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8215 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8614 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8738 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8643 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8778 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8877 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8993 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8766 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9706 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9664 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.816 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9629 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +36.6% | 0.816 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3957 GPIA | 0.3751 GPIA | 0.4775 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4474 GPIA | 0.3881 GPIA | 0.516 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6251 GPIA | 0.5422 GPIA | 0.6901 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7636 GPIA | 0.7251 GPIA | 0.8215 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8894 GPIA | 0.816 GPIA | 0.9706 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3751 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release