Education in Malawi 137 indicators covering education for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 130.1% 2018 down 17.1% 15th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 131.0% 2018 down 13.3% 18th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 32.5% 79th Number of adults with no formal education by region 251,800 people 2100 down 31.3% 44th Population by level of education 4.35 million people 2100 up 24.7% 90th Repeaters, primary, female 19.3% 2014 up 9.7% 8th Repeaters, primary, male 19.8% 2014 up 7.4% 8th School enrollment, secondary, private 10.2% 2018 down 17.9% 111th School enrollment, primary 97.6% 2009 up 0.1% 34th Trained teachers in primary education 94.8% 2024 up 4.4% 69th Over-age students, primary 19.3% 2018 down 19.9% 21st Secondary education, teachers 23.9% 2019 down 7.4% 180th Over-age students, primary, male 18.5% 2018 down 27.0% 23rd Over-age students, primary, female 20.1% 2018 down 12.0% 18th Compulsory education, duration 8 years 2025 unchanged 156th Progression to secondary school 86.4% 2011 up 0.8% 134th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 98.2% 2009 up 0.2% 49th Trained teachers in primary education, female 94.3% 2024 up 3.1% 67th Trained teachers in primary education, male 95.2% 2024 up 5.3% 60th Primary education, pupils 49.9% 2018 down 0.5% 18th Tertiary education, academic staff 25.6% 2011 up 1.4% 141st Persistence to grade 5, female 73.5% 2018 up 46.8% 121st Persistence to grade 5, male 69.8% 2018 up 36.1% 127th School enrollment, secondary 34.2% 2018 up 25.4% 139th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Progression to secondary school, male 88.4% 2011 up 0.1% 122nd School enrollment, secondary, female 34.8% 2018 up 34.3% 136th School enrollment, secondary, male 33.7% 2018 up 17.3% 138th Progression to secondary school, female 84.4% 2011 up 2.0% 126th Expenditure on tertiary education 23.1% 2016 down 22.5% 57th Literacy rate, youth female 80.1% 2020 up 11.0% 86th Children out of school, primary 70,758 2022 up 202.8% 63rd Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.99 GPI 2020 — 64th Literacy rate, youth male 81.3% 2020 — 83rd Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 58.68 2018 down 25.2% 3rd Literacy rate, youth total 80.7% 2020 — 80th Expenditure on secondary education 28.8% 2016 up 36.2% 100th Expenditure on primary education 43.9% 2016 down 20.0% 36th Secondary education, pupils 49.5% 2018 up 8.6% 80th Literacy rate, adult total 70.2% 2020 — 72nd Literacy rate, adult male 78.6% 2020 — 71st Trained teachers in secondary education 65.6% 2013 up 30.7% 89th Adolescents out of school 25.3% 2024 up 21.1% 35th Current education expenditure, total 96.9% 2016 up 2.0% 26th Current education expenditure, primary 99.1% 2016 down 0.9% 21st Current education expenditure, secondary 97.7% 2016 up 14.9% 29th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 77.8% 2013 up 16.5% 72nd Trained teachers in secondary education, male 60.7% 2013 up 35.7% 83rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 72.31 2018 up 87.9% 1st Current education expenditure, tertiary 92.2% 2016 down 5.9% 51st Adolescents out of school, female 23.0% 2024 up 5.5% 37th Adolescents out of school, male 27.7% 2024 up 38.2% 32nd Net intake rate in grade 1 81.9% 2018 up 6.2% 37th Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 13.6 2011 up 94.1% 113th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 83.1% 2018 up 4.7% 37th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 80.7% 2018 up 7.8% 39th Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education 54.32 pupils per teacher 2023 down 46.3% 10th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 12.1% 2020 up 15.9% 130th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 7.7% 2020 up 28.6% 129th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 17.6% 2020 up 14.8% 125th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →