Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi
Malawi: Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage was 0.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi, 2000–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.5% for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi peaked at 1.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 54th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +78.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 51 Azerbaijan 0.6%
- 52 Latvia 0.6% compare
- 53 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 55 Serbia 0.5%
- 56 Ukraine 0.5% compare
- 57 Croatia 0.5%
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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi?
- Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage in Malawi was 0.5% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage?
- Malawi ranks 54th out of 87 countries with data for 2010.
- Is initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release