Education spending in Malawi
Government spending on education in Malawi was equal to 2.7% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2012.
Malawi, 2022
2.7%
Change from 2018
−0.6percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
129th of 164
Education spending in Malawi over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | – | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | – | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | – | 4.0% |
| 2004 | – | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | – | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 3.3% in 2018, a change of −0.6 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Malawi has the 129th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.7%
2022 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
139.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
49.3%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
23.1%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS