Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.02 GPI in 2013. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi, 1973–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.02 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2013.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi peaked at 1.21 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6305 GPI, in 1981.
That places Malawi 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.8069 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 0.7081 GPI | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7312 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7601 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7453 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6888 GPI | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7286 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7854 GPI | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6305 GPI | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 0.8013 GPI | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 0.823 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7871 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9219 GPI | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9018 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8791 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7875 GPI | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8471 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8893 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8003 GPI | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 1.21 GPI | +51.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8713 GPI | -28.0% |
| 1995 | 0.881 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8756 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8934 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9117 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9905 GPI | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9427 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9162 GPI | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9905 GPI | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9434 GPI | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9071 GPI | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7384 GPI | 0.6888 GPI | 0.8069 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.8165 GPI | 0.6305 GPI | 0.9219 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9214 GPI | 0.8003 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.9535 GPI | 0.8934 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9743 GPI | 0.9071 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 54 United Arab Emirates 1.03 GPI compare
- 55 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
- 56 Panama 1.02 GPI compare
- 58 Cape Verde 1.02 GPI compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 1.02 GPI compare
- 60 Indonesia 1.02 GPI compare
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Malawi was 1.02 GPI in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6305 GPI in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 57th out of 154 countries with data for 2013.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.