Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi
Malawi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1976
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
44
1972–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 148th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 145 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 146 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release