Progression to secondary school, female in Malawi
Malawi: Progression to secondary school, female was 84.4% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school, female in Malawi, 1973–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2011, progression to secondary school, female in Malawi stood at 84.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Malawi peaked at 97.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1977.
That places Malawi 126th out of 156 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 75.8% | 97.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 76.6% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 77.3% | 89.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.8% | 80.2% | 88.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.4% | 88.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Malawi?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Malawi was 84.4% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 156 countries with data for 2011.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).