Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi stood at 31.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 38.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2004.
That places Malawi 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.6% | — |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +83.6% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 13.8% | 32.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 24.6% | 32.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malawi was 31.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release