Malawi
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
35% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,391,169 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
3,105,197 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
38%
Source: UNSDG , 2020
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
136
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
34%
Source: DHS , 2016
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
72%
Source: DHS , 2016
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
8
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 72%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 61%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2018
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 13%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 3%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2013
Male: UIS, 2013
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 25%
-
Male 14%
Female: ILO, 2020
Male: ILO, 2020
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 52%
-
Male 43%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 21%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 13%
-
Male 15%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 5%
-
Male 6%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Lower secondary school
-
Female 8%
-
Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Upper secondary school
-
Female 36%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
1
No protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
1
Does not enshrine right to education
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Research Project/Report/Study
Accountability for Gender Equality in Education (AGEE)
Project/Program
Advancing Girls' Education
Project/Program
CAMFED Association
Project/Program
Clean Water Wells
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Distance Learning for Higher Education
Project/Program
Strengthening Malawi Education Systems (SMES)
Project/Program
Apatseni Mwayi Atsikana Aphunzire (AMAA)
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
