Blue numbers are estimated
Educational attendance children 18-20
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Total | 27.1 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.7 | 32.6 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 33.6 | 32.8 | 32.0 | 31.1 | 32.2 | 33.2 | 34.3 | 35.3 | 36.4 | 37.4 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 36.4 | 36.1 | 35.8 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 34.8 | 34.4 | |
Urban | 44.7 | 44.3 | 43.9 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 42.7 | 42.3 | 41.9 | 41.6 | 40.5 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 37.1 | 38.8 | 40.5 | 42.2 | 43.9 | 45.6 | 47.3 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.7 | 47.8 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.4 | |
Rural | 24.1 | 25.2 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 30.7 | 31.8 | 32.9 | 32.0 | 31.2 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.2 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 34.2 | 33.9 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 32.3 | 32.0 | |
Poor | 25.7 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 32.5 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 32.1 | 33.0 | 33.8 | 34.6 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 33.6 | 33.3 | 33.0 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 32.0 | 31.7 | |
Nonpoor | 58.8 | 58.0 | 57.2 | 56.4 | 55.6 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 53.3 | 52.5 | 50.9 | 49.4 | 47.8 | 46.3 | 48.8 | 51.3 | 53.9 | 56.4 | 58.9 | 61.5 | 60.6 | 59.7 | 58.8 | 57.9 | 57.0 | 56.2 | 55.3 | 54.4 | 53.5 | |
Lowest 25% | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 21.3 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 20.1 | 19.3 | 18.5 | |
Second 25% | 20.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 30.4 | 32.4 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 33.1 | 29.8 | 26.5 | 23.3 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.6 | |
Third 25% | 26.8 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 30.4 | 31.5 | 32.7 | 33.9 | 35.0 | 36.2 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 33.5 | 32.6 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 35.0 | 35.8 | 36.7 | 37.5 | 37.8 | 38.1 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 40.2 | |
Highest 25% | 35.2 | 35.9 | 36.6 | 37.4 | 38.1 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 40.3 | 41.1 | 41.3 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 42.0 | 43.7 | 45.4 | 47.0 | 48.7 | 50.4 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.5 | 49.2 | |
Blantyre | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 39.4 | 40.2 | 39.2 | 38.2 | 37.2 | 36.2 | 37.9 | 39.6 | 41.3 | 43.0 | 44.7 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.3 | |
Kasungu | 33.3 | 34.2 | 35.0 | 35.9 | 36.7 | 37.5 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 40.1 | 38.3 | 36.5 | 34.7 | 32.9 | 33.9 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 37.1 | 38.1 | 39.1 | 40.5 | 41.8 | 43.1 | 44.5 | 45.8 | 47.2 | 48.5 | 49.8 | 51.2 | |
Lilongwe | 27.2 | 27.7 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 29.3 | 29.8 | 30.3 | 30.8 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 35.3 | 34.7 | 34.0 | 33.4 | 32.7 | 32.1 | 31.4 | 30.8 | 30.1 | 29.5 | |
Machinga | 14.5 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 22.9 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 27.8 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 29.8 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 27.2 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 24.6 | |
Mangochi | 16.1 | 17.6 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 22.4 | 23.9 | 25.5 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.2 | 28.1 | |
Mulanje | 14.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 21.6 | 24.1 | 26.6 | 29.2 | 31.7 | 34.2 | 32.6 | 31.0 | 29.4 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 31.3 | 33.1 | 34.8 | 36.6 | 38.4 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 36.6 | 36.3 | 35.9 | 35.6 | 35.2 | |
Mzimba | 44.0 | 43.3 | 42.7 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 40.8 | 40.1 | 39.5 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 40.8 | 41.8 | 42.8 | 42.4 | 42.0 | 41.6 | 41.1 | 40.7 | 40.3 | 40.0 | 39.7 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 38.7 | 38.3 | 38.0 | 37.7 | 37.3 | |
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 27.6 | 28.7 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.7 | 32.7 | 33.7 | 34.7 | 35.7 | 34.3 | 32.8 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 32.3 | 32.9 | 33.5 | 32.9 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 30.5 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.1 | |
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 40.2 | 40.7 | 41.2 | 41.7 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 43.1 | 43.6 | 44.1 | 42.8 | 41.5 | 40.2 | 38.9 | 40.2 | 41.5 | 42.8 | 44.1 | 45.3 | 46.6 | 45.6 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.4 | 41.4 | 40.3 | 39.3 | 38.2 | 37.2 | |
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 30.6 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 30.9 | 30.3 | 31.5 | 32.8 | 34.0 | 35.2 | 36.4 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 39.0 | 39.2 | |
Salima | 28.9 | 28.6 | 28.4 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 21.7 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.0 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 27.0 | 26.7 | |
Thyolo | 13.2 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 29.6 | 31.0 | 32.4 | 33.7 | 35.1 | 36.4 | 37.6 | 38.9 | 40.1 | 41.4 | 42.6 | 43.9 | 45.1 | 46.4 | |
Zomba | 23.3 | 24.7 | 26.0 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 31.5 | 32.9 | 34.3 | 32.7 | 31.1 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 30.8 | 33.6 | 36.4 | 39.2 | 42.1 | 44.9 | 43.4 | 42.0 | 40.5 | 39.0 | 37.5 | 36.0 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 31.6 |