Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malawi
Gross primary school enrolment in Malawi was 139.0% in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
139.0%
Change from 2023
+3.0percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malawi over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 139.0% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 136.0% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 126.6% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 127.0% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 136.4% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 139.3% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 136.7% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 139.2% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 137.8% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 139.5% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 140.7% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 140.9% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 136.6% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 136.6% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 136.0% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 133.8% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 136.0% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 128.7% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 131.5% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 131.8% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 133.8% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | – | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 140.3% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 143.6% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 136.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 140.7%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.7%
2022 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
70.2%
2020 · 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