Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Malawi
Gross secondary school enrolment in Malawi was 36.6% in 2023.
Malawi, 2023
36.6%
Change from 2022
+1.1percentage points
World, 2023
77.2%
Position in 2023
143rd of 147
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Malawi over time
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% of the official secondary 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 | – | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | 76.5% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 38.2% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | 74.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | 74.0% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | 72.7% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | 71.9% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | 68.3% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | 66.8% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | 65.4% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | 64.4% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | 61.6% |
| 2001 | 32.2% | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 35.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 37.8%, the figure has changed by −1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 147 countries with data for 2023, Malawi has the 143rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 77.2%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Primary school enrolment (gross)
139.0%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
2.7%
2022 · 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