Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi
Malawi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 217 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
97.9%
in 1978
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 %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 1978.
Malawi ranks 1st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 98.3% | — |
| 1973 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 97.9% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.2% | 97.9% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.111 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1082 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 1978.
- How does Malawi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 217 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release