Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0562 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi is 0.0562 units per person, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0563 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 units per person, in 1971.
That places Malawi 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0123 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0132 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.014 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.015 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.017 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.021 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0218 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0215 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0221 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0218 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0219 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0224 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0219 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0215 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.022 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0252 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0212 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 units per person | +48.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0438 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0504 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.043 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0447 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0436 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0404 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0428 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0423 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0455 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0463 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0467 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0482 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0485 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0528 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0554 units per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0563 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0542 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0554 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0562 units per person | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0224 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0303 units per person | 0.0212 units per person | 0.0504 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0432 units per person | 0.0402 units per person | 0.0463 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0526 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 0.0563 units per person | 9 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Malawi was 0.0562 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0563 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 142nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.