Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.8961 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi is 0.8961 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 0.9015 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6006 GPIA, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 160th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7075 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7388 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7422 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6296 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6484 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6006 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.604 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.675 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7133 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7147 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.717 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7352 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7901 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7593 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8285 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8274 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8505 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6297 GPIA | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8124 GPIA | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9015 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.893 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8935 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8961 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7075 GPIA | 0.7075 GPIA | 0.7075 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6626 GPIA | 0.6006 GPIA | 0.7422 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7566 GPIA | 0.6297 GPIA | 0.8505 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8793 GPIA | 0.8124 GPIA | 0.9015 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 157 Niger 0.9166 GPIA compare
- 158 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9036 GPIA compare
- 159 San Marino 0.9021 GPIA compare
- 161 Cameroon 0.8674 GPIA compare
- 162 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8614 GPIA compare
- 163 Togo 0.8509 GPIA compare
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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi was 0.8961 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9015 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6006 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release