Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malawi
Malawi: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 0.4% in 2008. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malawi, 2000–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4% for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2008.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 52nd of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +82.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -47.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 49 Czechia 0.5% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 0.4%
- 51 Netherlands 0.4%
- 53 Ireland 0.3%
- 54 Cape Verde 0.3% compare
- 55 Iceland 0.2%
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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malawi?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Malawi was 0.4% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 61 countries with data for 2008.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. 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 Initial household funding per primary 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