Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi
Malawi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.0% 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 1.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi peaked at 2.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1996.
That places Malawi 181st 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 | 1.7% | — |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -20.8% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -21.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +26.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 178 Hong Kong, China 1.2% compare
- 179 Nepal 1.2%
- 180 Eritrea 1.1%
- 182 Comoros 0.9% compare
- 183 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8% compare
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
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 1.0% 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 2.1% in 1978.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malawi ranks 181st 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 14.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release