Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.57 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 99.57 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 99.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1820.
That places Malawi 24th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0 | — |
| 1825 | 0 | — |
| 1830 | 0 | — |
| 1835 | 0 | — |
| 1840 | 0 | — |
| 1845 | 0 | — |
| 1850 | 0 | — |
| 1855 | 0 | — |
| 1860 | 0.01 | — |
| 1865 | 0.04 | +300.0% |
| 1870 | 0.08 | +100.0% |
| 1875 | 0.15 | +87.5% |
| 1880 | 0.26 | +73.3% |
| 1885 | 0.44 | +69.2% |
| 1890 | 0.73 | +65.9% |
| 1895 | 1.18 | +61.6% |
| 1900 | 1.87 | +58.5% |
| 1905 | 2.93 | +56.7% |
| 1910 | 4.52 | +54.3% |
| 1915 | 6.85 | +51.5% |
| 1920 | 10.19 | +48.8% |
| 1925 | 14.83 | +45.5% |
| 1930 | 21 | +41.6% |
| 1935 | 28.8 | +37.1% |
| 1940 | 38.02 | +32.0% |
| 1945 | 48.14 | +26.6% |
| 1950 | 59.96 | +24.6% |
| 1955 | 58.09 | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 48.33 | -16.8% |
| 1965 | 31.74 | -34.3% |
| 1970 | 32.46 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 40 | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 97.96 | +122.6% |
| 2000 | 97.88 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.8 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.72 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.44 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 99.16 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.24 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.73 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.71 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 99.04 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.1 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.16 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.23 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.29 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.35 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.18 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.98 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.84 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.39 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.25 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.51 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.76 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 97.91 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.57 | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 99.57 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.45, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 99.57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +300.0% | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | +122.6% | 44 | 97.96 |
| 1870 | +100.0% | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 1875 | +87.5% | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| 1880 | +73.3% | 0.15 | 0.26 |
| 1885 | +69.2% | 0.26 | 0.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.025 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.115 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.35 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 2 |
| 1890s | 0.955 | 0.73 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1900s | 2.4 | 1.87 | 2.93 | 2 |
| 1910s | 5.68 | 4.52 | 6.85 | 2 |
| 1920s | 12.51 | 10.19 | 14.83 | 2 |
| 1930s | 24.9 | 21 | 28.8 | 2 |
| 1940s | 43.08 | 38.02 | 48.14 | 2 |
| 1950s | 59.03 | 58.09 | 59.96 | 2 |
| 1960s | 40.03 | 31.74 | 48.33 | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.23 | 32.46 | 40 | 2 |
| 1980s | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.96 | 97.96 | 97.96 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.34 | 96.71 | 99.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.08 | 98.39 | 99.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.44 | 97.76 | 99.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Malawi was 99.57 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1820.
- How does Malawi rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.