School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Malawi, 1972–2019
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Malawi is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.6331 GPI, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 16th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.6331 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.6453 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6739 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6838 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7017 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7233 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.738 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7436 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7519 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7718 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7875 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8034 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8105 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.81 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8312 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8473 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8586 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.857 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8576 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8631 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8649 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9347 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9512 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9011 GPI | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9025 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9403 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9469 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9493 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9507 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPI | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6928 GPI | 0.6331 GPI | 0.7436 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.8129 GPI | 0.7519 GPI | 0.8586 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9019 GPI | 0.8576 GPI | 0.9512 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9919 GPI | 0.9469 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Malawi?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Malawi was 1.03 GPI in 2019, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6331 GPI in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.