School enrollment, primary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, primary, male was 137.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Malawi, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, male in Malawi stood at 137.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Malawi peaked at 160.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 4th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.6% | 62.4% | 79.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 73.4% | 68.2% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.1% | 79.3% | 160.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 137.0% | 128.6% | 148.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 138.2% | 135.6% | 141.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.3% | 124.6% | 137.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Haiti 185.8% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 157.9% compare
- 3 Rwanda 152.5% compare
- 5 Nepal 130.6% compare
- 6 Madagascar 129.9% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 126.1% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.59 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Malawi?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Malawi was 137.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 160.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.