Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 99.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.7%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.0% | — |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 96.7% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 99.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Malawi was 99.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.7% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release