Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) in Malawi
Malawi: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Malawi is 33.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 43.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2004.
That places Malawi 169th out of 180 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, male (%) (rate male) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +97.1% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +5.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 33.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 33.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 69% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male (%) (rate male) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +97.1% | 15.9% | 31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 15.9% | 38.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 34.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 25.9% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Malawi?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Malawi was 33.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release