School enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, secondary, male was 36.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi, 1972–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi is 36.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 43.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 188th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.0% | — |
| 1973 | 16.7% | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 18.3% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 23.6% | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 24.5% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 25.2% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 24.7% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 24.6% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 22.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | +46.7% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | +48.8% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 36.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 15.0% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.7% | 19.1% | 43.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 37.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 36.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.1% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 school enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Malawi was 36.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.