Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
34.0%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
125th
of 133 countries
All-time high
34.0%
in 2023
All-time low
22.3%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi is 34.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
That places Malawi 125th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22.3% | — |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.3% | 27.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.0% | 34.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Malawi was 34.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 125th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release