Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malawi
Malawi: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 15.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
15.3%
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
64th
of 103 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 2015
All-time low
9.2%
in 2010
Years of data
6
2010–2016
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malawi, 2010–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 15.3% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2016.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
That places Malawi 64th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -9.3% |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 61 Cape Verde 16.0%
- 62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.7% compare
- 63 Hungary 15.5% compare
- 65 India 14.8% compare
- 66 El Salvador 14.7% compare
- 67 Seychelles 14.6% compare
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malawi?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Malawi was 15.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release