Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi

Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde was 0.9927 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9927 GPI
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
96th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.9027 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
20
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.903 GPI2000: 0.916 GPI2001: 0.921 GPI2002: 0.921 GPI2004: 0.975 GPI2005: 0.976 GPI2006: 0.991 GPI2007: 0.989 GPI2008: 0.985 GPI2009: 0.991 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 0.993 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi is 0.9927 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9027 GPI, in 1999.

Malawi ranks 96th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.9027 GPI
2000 0.9157 GPI +1.4%
2001 0.921 GPI +0.6%
2002 0.9213 GPI +0.0%
2004 0.9753 GPI +5.9%
2005 0.9759 GPI +0.1%
2006 0.9907 GPI +1.5%
2007 0.9887 GPI -0.2%
2008 0.9846 GPI -0.4%
2009 0.9911 GPI +0.7%
2010 1 GPI +1.1%
2011 1.01 GPI +0.3%
2012 1 GPI -0.3%
2013 0.9999 GPI -0.2%
2014 1 GPI +0.1%
2015 1 GPI +0.3%
2016 1 GPI -0.1%
2017 1.02 GPI +1.9%
2018 1.01 GPI -1.5%
2019 0.9927 GPI -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9027 GPI 0.9027 GPI 0.9027 GPI 1
2000s 0.9627 GPI 0.9157 GPI 0.9911 GPI 9
2010s 1 GPI 0.9927 GPI 1.02 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 93 France 0.9932 GPI compare
  2. 94 Bermuda 0.9931 GPI compare
  3. 95 Denmark 0.9928 GPI compare
  4. 97 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9926 GPI compare
  5. 98 Slovakia 0.9924 GPI compare
  6. 99 Malta 0.9916 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde in Malawi was 0.9927 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9027 GPI in 1999.
How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde?
Malawi ranks 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity inde rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.