Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 72.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi is 72.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 96.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2021.
Malawi ranks 130th of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.5% | — |
| 2004 | 87.1% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 74.3% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 76.0% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 67.0% | 80.7% | 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, male in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Malawi was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 130th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release