Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8346 GPIA, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 19th of 161 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8346 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8558 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8898 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9123 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9083 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9158 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9445 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.958 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9569 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9665 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9718 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.967 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9674 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9913 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8944 GPIA | 0.8346 GPIA | 0.9445 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.9569 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi was 1.06 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8346 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release