Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 23.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 23.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 59.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.9% | — |
| 1998 | 24.8% | -58.6% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.4% | 24.5% | 59.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.3% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.8% | 23.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 182 Eritrea 27.9% compare
- 183 Mauritania 27.3% compare
- 184 Syria 25.2% compare
- 186 Chad 22.6% compare
- 187 Madagascar 21.5% compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 19.8% compare
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, male in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi was 23.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release