Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi
Malawi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.4% in 1996. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi, 1972–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 1996.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi peaked at 1.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1976.
That places Malawi 179th out of 213 countries with data for 1996, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.5% | — |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -78.2% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +326.8% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | +25.8% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +52.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -65.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 176 Tonga 0.6% compare
- 177 Qatar 0.5% compare
- 178 American Samoa 0.4% compare
- 180 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare
- 181 Barbados 0.3% compare
- 182 Tajikistan 0.3%
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi was 0.4% in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1976.
- How does Malawi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malawi ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 1996.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release