Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) in Malawi
Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) was 21.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 21.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 63.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 177th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.5% | — |
| 1998 | 26.5% | -58.2% |
| 1999 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -12.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 21.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.0%, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 21.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.4%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (Gross male) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -58.2% | 63.5% | 26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 26.3% | 63.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.8% | 25.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 174 Burkina Faso 25.4% compare
- 175 Chad 23.5% compare
- 176 Madagascar 22.2% compare
- 178 Ethiopia 17.7% compare
- 179 Niger 13.6% compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 13.3% compare
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, male in Malawi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Malawi was 21.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 177th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.