Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi
Malawi: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.0% in 1996. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi, 1972–1996
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1996, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi stood at 1.0%. 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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi peaked at 2.1% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1996.
Malawi ranks 174th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of male 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
- 171 Palestine, State of 1.1%
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.1% compare
- 173 Eritrea 1.1%
- 175 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 176 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7% compare
- 177 Oman 0.6% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malawi was 1.0% in 1996, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male 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 male 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 male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malawi ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 1996.
- Is share of male 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.