Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.0%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
108th
of 119 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 2023
All-time low
59.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi is 82.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
That places Malawi 108th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 59.5% | — |
| 2017 | 74.7% | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.7% | 59.5% | 74.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 72.0% | 82.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi was 82.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. 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 Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release