Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 74.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi stood at 74.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 92.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 146th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.2% | — |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.2% | 92.2% | 92.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 70.1% | 88.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 77.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 68.6% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 143 Solomon Islands 76.5% compare
- 144 Bangladesh 76.1% compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 75.5% compare
- 147 Guyana 73.3% compare
- 148 Togo 72.9% compare
- 149 Mozambique 72.0% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Malawi was 74.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 146th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release