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

Malawi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 108.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
108.4%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
35th
of 188 countries
All-time high
111.4%
in 2014
All-time low
94.6%
in 2007
Years of data
20
1999–2019

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

02550751001999200920191999: 109.5 %2000: 107.7 %2001: 110.2 %2002: 107.3 %2004: 98.4 %2005: 96.9 %2006: 96.5 %2007: 94.6 %2008: 100.4 %2009: 99.2 %2010: 103.6 %2011: 104.9 %2012: 105.8 %2013: 110.6 %2014: 111.4 %2015: 111 %2016: 109.3 %2017: 109.2 %2018: 107.8 %2019: 108.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 108.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 111.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 35th 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, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 109.5%
2000 107.7% -1.6%
2001 110.2% +2.3%
2002 107.3% -2.6%
2004 98.4% -8.4%
2005 96.9% -1.5%
2006 96.5% -0.4%
2007 94.6% -2.0%
2008 100.4% +6.2%
2009 99.2% -1.2%
2010 103.6% +4.5%
2011 104.9% +1.2%
2012 105.8% +0.9%
2013 110.6% +4.5%
2014 111.4% +0.8%
2015 111.0% -0.3%
2016 109.3% -1.6%
2017 109.2% -0.0%
2018 107.8% -1.3%
2019 108.4% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 109.5% 109.5% 109.5% 1
2000s 101.2% 94.6% 110.2% 9
2010s 108.2% 103.6% 111.4% 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 32 Luxembourg 109.6% compare
  2. 33 Thailand 109.2% compare
  3. 34 Libya 108.7% compare
  4. 36 United Arab Emirates 108.4% compare
  5. 37 Spain 108.2% compare
  6. 38 Nicaragua 108.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi was 108.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 111.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Malawi ranks 35th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.