Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi stood at 1.06 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.11 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8346 index, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8346 index | — |
| 2004 | 0.8558 index | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8898 index | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9123 index | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9083 index | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9158 index | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9445 index | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.958 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.967 index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9569 index | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9665 index | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9718 index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.967 index | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9674 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 index | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 index | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 index | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 index | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 index | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.11 index | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.06 index | -4.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.06 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 index, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.06 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8944 index | 0.8346 index | 0.9445 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9827 index | 0.9569 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.03 index | 1.11 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.06 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8346 index in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.