Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi
Malawi: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1997.
Malawi ranks 81st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.6% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Malawi was 1.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Malawi ranks 81st out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release