Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9194 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9194 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.9451 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5278 GPI, in 1999.
That places Malawi 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6663 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6058 GPI | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5278 GPI | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6228 GPI | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6312 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.615 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.631 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6303 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6096 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.604 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6151 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6414 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6901 GPI | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7401 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7149 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7697 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8094 GPI | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8244 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8498 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7343 GPI | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8797 GPI | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8871 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9451 GPI | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9109 GPI | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9103 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9194 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6 GPI | 0.5278 GPI | 0.6663 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6223 GPI | 0.604 GPI | 0.6414 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.79 GPI | 0.6901 GPI | 0.8871 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9214 GPI | 0.9103 GPI | 0.9451 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 0.9194 GPI in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9451 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5278 GPI in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release