Blue numbers are estimated
Educational attendance children 21-23
1991 | 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 | |
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Total | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.35 | 9.86 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Urban | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 26.1 | 27.1 |
Rural | 8.59 | 9.02 | 9.45 | 9.89 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.80 | 8.90 | 9.16 | 9.41 | 9.67 | 9.92 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.99 | 9.84 | 9.69 | 9.54 | 9.39 | 9.24 |
Poor | 9.59 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 9.38 | 8.09 | 8.36 | 8.63 | 8.91 | 9.18 | 9.45 | 9.72 | 9.68 | 9.64 | 9.60 | 9.55 | 9.51 | 9.47 | 9.43 | 9.39 |
Nonpoor | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 32.4 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 37.7 | 36.9 | 36.1 | 35.4 | 34.6 | 33.8 | 33.0 | 32.2 |
Lowest 25% | 5.04 | 5.40 | 5.76 | 6.12 | 6.48 | 6.84 | 7.19 | 7.55 | 7.91 | 8.27 | 7.72 | 7.17 | 6.62 | 6.07 | 5.95 | 5.83 | 5.71 | 5.59 | 5.47 | 5.35 | 5.29 | 5.23 | 5.17 | 5.10 | 5.04 | 4.98 | 4.92 | 4.86 |
Second 25% | 8.33 | 9.03 | 9.73 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 8.19 | 6.04 | 6.12 | 6.19 | 6.27 | 6.34 | 6.42 | 6.49 | 6.54 | 6.59 | 6.65 | 6.70 | 6.75 | 6.80 | 6.85 | 6.90 |
Third 25% | 7.84 | 8.57 | 9.31 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 9.01 | 7.20 | 7.72 | 8.24 | 8.77 | 9.29 | 9.81 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
Highest 25% | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 24.9 |
Blantyre | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.72 | 8.73 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 24.8 |
Kasungu | 20.8 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 9.32 | 7.99 | 8.96 | 9.92 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Lilongwe | 6.06 | 7.02 | 7.98 | 8.95 | 9.91 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 8.98 | 9.11 | 9.23 | 9.36 | 9.49 | 9.61 | 9.74 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.6 |
Machinga | 5.23 | 5.67 | 6.12 | 6.56 | 7.01 | 7.45 | 7.90 | 8.34 | 8.79 | 9.23 | 8.90 | 8.57 | 8.23 | 7.90 | 7.41 | 6.91 | 6.42 | 5.92 | 5.43 | 4.93 | 5.55 | 6.17 | 6.80 | 7.42 | 8.04 | 8.66 | 9.28 | 9.90 |
Mangochi | 3.35 | 3.81 | 4.27 | 4.73 | 5.19 | 5.65 | 6.11 | 6.57 | 7.03 | 7.49 | 7.03 | 6.56 | 6.10 | 5.63 | 5.60 | 5.57 | 5.55 | 5.52 | 5.49 | 5.46 | 6.20 | 6.94 | 7.68 | 8.41 | 9.15 | 9.89 | 10.6 | 11.4 |
Mulanje | 5.63 | 6.12 | 6.61 | 7.11 | 7.60 | 8.09 | 8.58 | 9.08 | 9.57 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.93 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.6 |
Mzimba | 22.2 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 19.2 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 10.00 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.41 | 9.52 | 9.62 | 9.73 | 9.83 | 9.94 | 10.0 | 9.88 | 9.72 | 9.56 | 9.39 | 9.23 | 9.07 | 8.91 | 8.75 |
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 15.1 | 16.9 | 18.7 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 25.9 | 27.8 | 29.6 | 31.4 | 25.6 | 19.9 | 14.1 | 8.35 | 9.86 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 15.9 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
Salima | 7.71 | 7.69 | 7.67 | 7.65 | 7.63 | 7.61 | 7.58 | 7.56 | 7.54 | 7.52 | 7.29 | 7.06 | 6.82 | 6.59 | 8.32 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.2 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 14.4 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 9.23 | 7.94 | 6.65 |
Thyolo | 7.25 | 7.26 | 7.27 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.29 | 7.30 | 7.31 | 7.31 | 7.32 | 7.45 | 7.57 | 7.70 | 7.82 | 8.45 | 9.07 | 9.70 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.90 | 9.66 |
Zomba | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 9.66 | 7.98 |