Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi
Malawi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.7% in 1996. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi, 1972–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 1996. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi peaked at 1.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 176th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.6% | — |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | +25.4% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +26.0% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -20.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -46.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 173 Qatar 0.9% compare
- 174 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 175 Saudi Arabia 0.8% compare
- 177 Mauritania 0.7% compare
- 178 Afghanistan 0.7% compare
- 179 Kenya 0.5% 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 0.7% in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
- How does Malawi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 202 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 29.3%. 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 (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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