Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi
Malawi: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi stood at 65.8%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi peaked at 81.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1974.
Malawi ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 28.7% | — |
| 1975 | 30.9% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 34.5% | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 40.7% | +17.7% |
| 1978 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 43.1% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 40.0% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -17.0% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +37.7% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 68.9% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +3.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +37.7% | 42.2% | 58.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 28.7% | 43.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 40.7% | 33.4% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.9% | 35.6% | 71.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 62.0% | 73.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 65.5% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 63.9% | 81.3% | 3 |
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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Malawi was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1974.
- How does Malawi rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Malawi ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release