School enrollment, primary, female in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, primary, female was 140.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Malawi, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, female in Malawi stood at 140.7%.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Malawi peaked at 144.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 1972.
That places Malawi 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.5% | 37.3% | 53.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 53.4% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.5% | 66.7% | 144.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 133.8% | 128.8% | 139.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 138.5% | 135.8% | 140.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.7% | 128.6% | 140.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Haiti 182.1% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 166.3% compare
- 3 Rwanda 146.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 135.6% compare
- 6 Nepal 126.4% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Malawi?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Malawi was 140.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 144.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.