Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.8996 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.8996 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.8996 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5275 GPI, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 149th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.667 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 0.6068 GPI | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5275 GPI | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6358 GPI | +20.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6534 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6425 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6697 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6722 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6537 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6493 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6587 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6775 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7188 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7636 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7316 GPI | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7828 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8192 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8324 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8581 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7426 GPI | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.891 GPI | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8996 GPI | +1.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8996 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.813 GPI, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8996 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9005 GPI, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6004 GPI | 0.5275 GPI | 0.667 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.657 GPI | 0.6358 GPI | 0.6775 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.804 GPI | 0.7188 GPI | 0.8996 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malawi was 0.8996 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8996 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5275 GPI in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 149th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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, 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper secondary. 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.