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Malawi: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

139.02percent · 2024-1.2% since 2014

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Malawi from 1971 to 2024.

19832024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024139.016
2023135.974
2022126.588
2021127.042
2020136.436
2019139.275
2018136.724
2017139.233
2016137.823
2015139.548
2014140.735
2013140.889
2012136.604
2011136.57
2010135.953
2009133.763
2008136.034
2007128.682
2006131.494
2005131.803
2004133.79
2002140.273
2001143.612
2000139.182
1999136.824
1998137.814
1996149.755
1995152.616
199499.849
199391.835
199287.85
199174.359
199072.983
198969.597
198864.458
198765.122
198662.654
198562.31
198460.71
198365.833
198270.186
198166.871
198067.051
197963.865
197863.489
197765.248
197666.067
197565.155
197459.392
197353.971
197249.601
197142.468

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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