School enrollment, secondary in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, secondary was 34.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Malawi, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Malawi is 34.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Malawi peaked at 34.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 139th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.4% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 29.1% | 34.2% | 8 |
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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 school enrollment, secondary in Malawi?
- School enrollment, secondary in Malawi was 34.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Malawi ranks 139th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.