Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi
Malawi: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity was 82.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
82.0%
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
116th
of 126 countries
All-time high
82.0%
in 2023
All-time low
59.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi stood at 82.0%. 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 116th out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of upper 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 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Malawi?
- Proportion of upper 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Malawi ranks 116th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of upper 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 upper 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