Working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi

Malawi: Working-age population with secondary education, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 77.0%
World rank
99th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi, 1997–2019

00.10.20.31997200820191997: 0.142 % of total population in working age2004: 0.135 % of total population in working age2010: 0.257 % of total population in working age2013: 0.139 % of total population in working age2016: 0.148 % of total population in working age2019: 0.261 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi is 0.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 77.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

That places Malawi 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1997 0.1%
2004 0.1% -4.5%
2010 0.3% +89.5%
2013 0.1% -45.8%
2016 0.1% +6.1%
2019 0.3% +77.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in Malawi was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does Malawi rank for working-age population with secondary education, total?
Malawi ranks 99th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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