Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi

Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 107.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
107.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
111.6%
in 2017
All-time low
93.5%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi, 1999–2019

02550751001999200920191999: 98.8 %2000: 98.7 %2001: 101.5 %2002: 98.9 %2004: 95.9 %2005: 94.6 %2006: 95.6 %2007: 93.5 %2008: 98.9 %2009: 98.3 %2010: 103.8 %2011: 105.5 %2012: 106 %2013: 110.6 %2014: 111.5 %2015: 111.5 %2016: 109.6 %2017: 111.6 %2018: 108.5 %2019: 107.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi stood at 107.6%.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi peaked at 111.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 98.8%
2000 98.7% -0.2%
2001 101.5% +2.8%
2002 98.9% -2.5%
2004 95.9% -3.0%
2005 94.6% -1.4%
2006 95.6% +1.1%
2007 93.5% -2.2%
2008 98.9% +5.7%
2009 98.3% -0.6%
2010 103.8% +5.6%
2011 105.5% +1.5%
2012 106.0% +0.5%
2013 110.6% +4.3%
2014 111.5% +0.9%
2015 111.5% -0.0%
2016 109.6% -1.7%
2017 111.6% +1.8%
2018 108.5% -2.8%
2019 107.6% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.8% 98.8% 98.8% 1
2000s 97.3% 93.5% 101.5% 9
2010s 108.6% 103.8% 111.6% 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 30 Spain 108.6% compare
  2. 31 Rwanda 108.3% compare
  3. 32 San Marino 108.0% compare
  4. 34 Lesotho 107.6% compare
  5. 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 107.4% compare
  6. 36 Ireland 107.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi was 107.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 111.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Malawi ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.