NationMaster - Malawian Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	3.2		[81st of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	8 years		[117th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	4		[173rd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level	8		[16th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	6%		[32nd of 132]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level	24.9%		[113rd of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level	48.9%		[35th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	42.7%		[144th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results	70.189		[93rd of 191]
Grade 1 intake rate	72.4		[43rd of 114]
Primary school girls out of school	46%		[26th of 99]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level	7.1		[82nd of 131]
Public spending per student > Primary level	8.2		[102nd of 126]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level	1,492		[2nd of 123]
Pupils reaching grade 5	49		[103rd of 108]
Tertiary enrollment	0.3%		[152nd of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers	85.76 %	...	[29th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers	88.56 %	...	[26th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers	84.1 %	...	[26th of 56]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls	NA

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; Household survey data, net enrolment data from UNESCO, and data from UNICEF country offices; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Malawi, Republic of Malawi

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COMMENTARY

Dr. A.J. Matiki
14th February 2005

Some corrections on the Malawi entry:

Duration of education - primary level: 8 years and NOT 4
Duration of education - secondary level: 4 years and NOT 8

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