Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi

Malawi: Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of was 23.9% in 2008. ▼ Falling

Latest (2008)
23.9%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
52.2%
in 2002
All-time low
23.7%
in 2007
Years of data
8
2000–2008

Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi, 2000–2008

02040602000200420082000: 29.42001: 28.62002: 52.22004: 27.52005: 25.82006: 27.82007: 23.72008: 23.9

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 23.9% for initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in 2008.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi peaked at 52.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Malawi, 2000 to 2008.
Year Value Change
2000 29.4%
2001 28.6% -2.7%
2002 52.2% +82.7%
2004 27.5% -47.3%
2005 25.8% -6.2%
2006 27.8% +7.7%
2007 23.7% -14.8%
2008 23.9% +0.9%

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Tajikistan 25.6% compare
  2. 3 Burkina Faso 22.9% compare
  3. 4 Lebanon 19.1% compare
  4. 5 Niger 18.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi?
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of in Malawi was 23.9% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of?
Malawi ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2008.
Is initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial household funding per secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 492 data points, 1995–2019
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Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport) and purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes). 'Initial funding' means that government transfers to households, such as scholarships and other financial aid for education, are subtracted from what is spent by households. Note that in some countries for some education levels, the value of this indicator may be 0, since on average households may be receiving as much, or more, in financial aid from the government than what they are spending on education. Calculation: Total payments of households (pupils, students and their families) for educational institutions (such as for tuition fees, exam and registration fees, contribution to Parent-Teacher associations or other school funds, and fees for canteen, boarding and transport), plus purchases outside of educational institutions (such as for uniforms, textbooks, teaching materials, or private classes), minus government education transfers to households (such as scholarships or other education-specific financial aid). When expressed as a share of GDP, this is then divided by the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Limitations: Indicators for household expenditure on education should be interpreted with caution since data comes from household surveys which may not all follow the same definitions and concepts. These types of surveys are also not carried out in all countries with regularity, and for some categories (such as pupils in pre-primary education), the sample sizes may be low. In some cases where data on government transfers to households (scholarships and other financial aid) was not available, they could not be subtracted from amounts paid by households. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/