Education Statiistic 2004

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Ministry of EducationEducation Management Information System (EMIS)

Education Statistics

2004

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Government of Malawi


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Table of Contents

Foreword

Section One - The Structure of the Education System in Malawi

Figure: 1 The Structure of the Education System in Malawi

Section Two - Primary Education

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor - National

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Northern Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Central East Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Central West Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor South East Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor South West Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Shire Highlands Division

Table: Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by District, Standard and Sex


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Table: Age Distribution by Standard Both

Table: Age Distribution by Standard Boys

Table: Age Distribution by Standard - Girls

Table: New Entrants to Standard 1

Table: Number of Dropouts by Reason, Standard and Sex - National

Table: Number of Dropouts by Division, Reason, One by Age and Sex

Table: Number of Repeaters by District, Standard and Sex

Table: Number of Pupils transferred into and out of schools by Division and Sex

Table: Number of Pupils with Special education needs by Standard and Sex

Table: Number of Orphans by District, Standards and Sex

Table: Number of School Buildings by Condition and Type - National

Table: Number of School Buildings by Division, Condition and Type

Table: Number of Schools accessible to water and electricity by District

Table: Number of Pupil Textbooks available in good condition by Standard

Table: Number of Teachers guides available in good condition by Standard

Table: Number of Teachers leaving schools by District and Reason

Table: Number of Teachers by District, Highest Academic qualification, Grade, Training received and Sex


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Section Three Secondary Education

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor - National

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Northern Division

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Central East Division

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Central West Division

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor South East Division

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor South West Division

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by District, Form and Sex

Table: Number of Secondary Schools, Pupils, Classrooms, Teachers by Location, Proprietor Shire Highlands Division

Table: Age Distribution by Form Boys

Table: Age Distribution by Form - Girls

Table: Number of Repeaters by District, Standard and Sex

Table: Number of Repeaters by District, Form and Sex

Table: Number of Dropouts by Reason, Form and Sex - National

Table: Number of Dropouts by Division, Reason, Form and Sex

Table: Number of Pupils transferred into and out of schools by Division and Sex


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Important Notes

1. Population

1.1 For the purpose of this current issue, the population estimate is 11,937,934(NSO February 2003 populationprojections) and annual population growth estimate at 3.32%.

1.2 Average population density: 105/sq. km

1.3 Adult literacy rates: Malawi = 60.9; Urban =90.5; Rural = 58.7

1.4 Total school-age population by school level ( NSO February 2004 mid year projections estimates)

School Level Age group Both sex Male Female

Primary 6 -13 2,397,857 1,182,490 1,215,367Secondary 14 17 1,039,619 518,462 521,157

2. Area of the country : approximately ..sq. km

3. School System:

Level Standard / Form AgePrimaryInfant 1 2 6-7

Junior 3 5 8 -10Senior 6 8 11-13

SecondaryJunior 1 2 14 15

Senior 3 4 16 17


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Foreword

The Ministry of Education is committed to improving the quality of education. This objective can only be achieved if there isinformation on which to base action plans. It is for this reason that the Ministry emphasizes the importance of having accurate and

reliable statistical information that assists policy-makers in making sound decisions.Basic education statistics is the official, annual education information publication of the Ministry of Education (MoE). This academicyear 2004, the publication has included essential education indicators.

Special thanks are due to the many thousands of teaching staff and other staff who submitted various information on EducationStatistics, and these institutions: Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, CDSS, Malawi Examination Board (MANEB), TeacherDevelopment Unit, University of Malawi, University of Mzuzu, National Statistics office (NSO) and MoE Planning Division inparticular Education Division Offices and the Statistics Unit for the data collection, data entry and analysis.

Every effort was made to incorporate the most frequently requested information, however for further and more detailed informationmay be obtained from the Ministry of Education Headquarters. Please feel free to give us serviceable feedback regarding the contentof this booklet.The information in the Basic Education Statistics and Indicators has been gathered from the annual questionnaires completed by HeadTeachers of all government, Religious Agency, private schools. The information collected reflects the condition of schools as of thethird week of June 2004 unless otherwise stated. The Primary education Advisors, Cluster leaders, CPEA or District educationmanagers were consulted in the completion of the questionnaires. The completion of these questionnaires was done by August 2004.This academic year EMIS collected 95% of the questionnaires sent to primary and secondary schools.

The Ministry assures users of this publication that all means have been pursued to make the information in this issue very highly validand reliable.

Data in all tables, unless otherwise stated refer to the 2004 academic year. Table numbers are sub-grouped under correspondingsections. Charts are sequenced in a continuous ascending order throughout the publication.

Dr. Simeon HauSECRETARY FOR EDUCATION


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Number of Primary schools, pupils, classrooms, teachers by Location, Proprietor, Type, Shift 2004

Rural Urban Total GovernmentLocal

EducationAuthority

Private Religious

AgencyTotal Boys Mix Girls Total Overlapping Single Total

Total Schools 4932 171 5103 95 1795 122 3091 5103 20 5062 21 5103 713 4390 5103Pupils

Boys 1456946 133247 1590193 28585 526705 13137 1021766 1590193 15729 1574464 0 1590193 200452 1389741 1590193Girls 1439410 137183 1576593 28170 520004 13209 1015210 1576593 0 1558481 18112 1576593 196349 1380244 1576593Total 2896356 270430 3166786 56755 1046709 26346 2036976 3166786 15729 3132945 18112 3166786 396801 2769985 3166786

TeachersMale 26002 1100 27102 423 8526 646 17507 27102 146 26815 141 27102 3171 23931 27102

Female 11803 5047 16850 564 6832 339 9115 16850 232 16315 303 16850 3194 13656 16850Total 37805 6147 43952 987 15358 985 26622 43952 378 43130 444 43952 6365 37587 43952

ClassroomsPermanent 27634 1955 29589 575 9008 728 19278 29589 213 29115 261 29589 3647 25942 29589Temporary 7360 73 7433 128 2908 90 4307 7433 11 7422 0 7433 1486 5947 7433

Total 34994 2028 37022 703 11916 818 23585 37022 224 36537 261 37022 5133 31889 37022Pupils Teacher Ratio 1:77 1:44 1:72 1:58 1:68 1:27 1:77 1:72 1:42 1:73 1:41 1:72 1:62 1:74 1:72Pupils Classroom Ratio

%Tage of Permanent Rooms 79 96 80 82 76 89 82 80 95 80 100 80 71 81 80%Tage of Temporary Rooms 21 4 20 18 24 11 18 20 5 20 0 20 29 19 20

Pupil Class Room Ratio 1:105 1:138 1:107 1:99 1:116 1:36 1:106 1:107 1:74 1:108 1:69 1:107 1:109 1:107 1:107

National Total

Proprietor Type ShiftsLocation

Schools by Proprietor

Local EducationAuthority

35%

Private2%

Government2%

ReligiousAgency

61%

713

4390

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

4932

171

0500

100015002000250030003500400045005000

Rural Urban

School by Location


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EducationAuthority

Private Religious


Total Schools 965 965 13 347 28 577 965 2 961 2 965 74 891 965Pupils

Boys 258483 258483 3701 90570 2594 161618 258483 1116 257367 0 258483 19795 238688 258483Girls 259585 259585 3953 89371 2730 163531 259585 0 258170 1415 259585 19524 240061 259585Total 518068 518068 7654 179941 5324 325149 518068 1116 515537 1415 5 18068 39319 478749 518068

TeachersMale 5046 5046 64 1649 126 3207 5046 21 5016 9 5046 354 4692 5046

Female 2280 2280 89 863 69 1259 2280 22 2229 29 2280 232 2048 2280Total 7326 7326 153 2512 195 4466 7326 43 7245 38 7326 586 6740 7326

ClassroomsPermanent 4996 4996 104 1553 165 3174 4996 10 4966 20 4996 380 4616 4996Temporary 1522 1522 9 606 20 887 1522 7 1515 0 1522 112 1410 1522

Total 6518 6518 113 2159 185 4061 6518 17 6481 20 6518 492 6026 6518Pupils Teacher Ratio 1:71 1:71 1:50 1:72 1:27 1:73 1:71 1:26 1:71 1:37 1:71 1:67 1:71 1:71Pupils Classroom Ratio

%Tage of Permanent Rooms 77 77 92 72 89 78 77 59 77 100 77 77 77 77%Tage of Temporary Rooms 23 23 8 28 11 22 23 41 23 0 23 23 23 23

Pupil Class Room Ratio 1:104 1:104 1:74 1:116 1:32 1:102 1:104 1:112 1:104 1:71 1:104 1:103 1:104 1:104

Location Proprietor Type Shifts

Central Eastern Division



36%

Private3%

Government1%

ReligiousAgency

60%

74

891

0

100200

300400

500600700

800900

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

965

0100200300400500600700800

9001000

Rural Urban

School by Location


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Rural Urban Total Government

Local

EducationAuthority PrivateReligiousAgency Total Boys Mix Girls Total Overlapping Single Total


Boys 346845 44552 391397 8757 102706 1039 278895 391397 3845 387552 0 391397 38098 353299 391397Girls 357273 45831 403104 10080 104353 1169 287502 403104 0 398724 4380 403104 39509 363595 403104Total 704118 90383 794501 18837 207059 2208 566397 794501 3845 786276 4380 794501 77607 716894 794501

TeachersMale 6009 274 6283 127 1403 71 4682 6283 39 6202 42 6283 341 5942 6283

Female 3087 2041 5128 278 2267 30 2553 5128 60 5018 50 5128 1216 3912 5128Total 9096 2315 11411 405 3670 101 7235 11411 99 11220 92 11411 1557 9854 11411

ClassroomsPermanent 5703 592 6295 171 1497 72 4555 6295 68 6166 61 6295 517 5778 6295

Temporary 1491 10 1501 34 404 7 1056 1501 0 1501 0 1501 48 1453 1501Total 7194 602 7796 205 1901 79 5611 7796 68 7667 61 7796 565 7231 7796Pupils Teacher Ratio 1:77 1:39 1:70 1:47 1:56 1:22 1:78 1:70 1:39 1:70 1:48 1:70 1:50 1:73 1:70Pupils Classroom Ratio



Type Shifts

Central Western Division

Location Proprietor


ocal EducationAuthority

25%

Private1%

Government2%

ReligiousAgency

72%

56

1028

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

1039

45

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Rural Urban

School by Location


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EducationAuthority

Private Religious



Boys 238311 17785 256096 4201 75843 2536 173516 256096 1427 254669 0 256096 99966 156130 256096Girls 227526 18158 245684 3864 73491 2621 165708 245684 0 243529 2155 245684 95111 150573 245684Total 465837 35943 501780 8065 149334 5157 339224 501780 1427 498198 2155 501780 195077 306703 501780

TeachersMale 5117 214 5331 79 1575 147 3530 5331 18 5293 20 5331 2104 3227 5331

Female 1901 645 2546 76 805 63 1602 2546 22 2475 49 2546 938 1608 2546Total 7018 859 7877 155 2380 210 5132 7877 40 7768 69 7877 3042 4835 7877





Northern Division




32%

Private2%

Government2%

ReligiousAgency

64%

508

686

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

1156

38

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

Rural Urban

School by Location


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EducationAuthority

Private Religious


Total Schools 499 499 10 226 11 252 499 2 494 3 499 16 483 499Pupils

Boys 210232 210232 4011 85388 2454 118379 210232 1727 208505 0 210232 6392 203840 210232Girls 209614 209614 2825 85665 2292 118832 209614 0 207244 2370 209614 7200 202414 209614Total 419846 419846 6836 171053 4746 237211 419846 1727 415749 2370 4 19846 13592 406254 419846

TeachersMale 3448 3448 61 1385 46 1956 3448 13 3417 18 3448 97 3351 3448

Female 1403 1403 18 510 32 843 1403 9 1380 14 1403 93 1310 1403Total 4851 4851 79 1895 78 2799 4851 22 4797 32 4851 190 4661 4851

ClassroomsPermanent 3863 3863 72 1415 62 2314 3863 22 3808 33 3863 136 3727 3863Temporary 429 429 9 205 6 209 429 0 429 0 429 7 422 429

Total 4292 4292 81 1620 68 2523 4292 22 4237 33 4292 143 4149 4292Pupils Teacher Ratio 1:87 1:87 1:87 1:90 1:61 1:85 1:87 1:79 1:87 1:74 1:87 1:72 1:87 1:87Pupils Classroom Ratio

%Tage of Permanent Rooms 90 90 89 87 91 92 90 100 90 100 90 95 90 90%Tage of Temporary Rooms 10 10 11 13 9 8 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 10

Pupil Class Room Ratio 1:109 1:109 1:95 1:121 1:77 1:103 1:109 1:79 1:109 1:72 1:109 1:100 1:109 1:109

Shire Highlands Division



ReligiousAgency

51%

Government2%

Private2%


45%

16

483

050

100150200250300350400

450500

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

499

050

100150200250300350400

450500

Rural Urban

School by Location


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EducationAuthority

Private Religious



Boys 249284 10877 260161 5348 66605 1423 186785 260161 2356 257805 0 260161 9685 250476 260161Girls 244521 11313 255834 5236 66480 1381 182737 255834 0 252886 2948 255834 9386 246448 255834Total 493805 22190 515995 10584 133085 2804 369522 515995 2356 510691 2948 5 15995 19071 496924 515995

TeachersMale 3643 165 3808 60 1017 84 2647 3808 29 3751 28 3808 110 3698 3808

Female 1689 401 2090 61 706 39 1284 2090 35 1999 56 2090 37 2053 2090Total 5332 566 5898 121 1723 123 3931 5898 64 5750 84 5898 147 5751 5898





Type

Southern Eastern Division

ShiftsLocation Proprietor



45%Private

2%

Government2%

ReligiousAgency

51%

31

726

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

737

20

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Rural Urban

School by Location


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EducationAuthority

Private Religious



Boys 153791 60033 213824 2567 105593 3091 102573 213824 5258 208566 0 213824 26516 187308 213824Girls 140891 61881 202772 2212 100644 3016 96900 202772 0 197928 4844 202772 25619 177153 202772Total 294682 121914 416596 4779 206237 6107 199473 416596 5258 406494 4844 4 16596 52135 364461 416596

TeachersMale 2739 447 3186 32 1497 172 1485 3186 26 3136 24 3186 165 3021 3186

Female 1443 1960 3403 42 1681 106 1574 3403 84 3214 105 3403 678 2725 3403Total 4182 2407 6589 74 3178 278 3059 6589 110 6350 129 6589 843 5746 6589





Type Shifts

Southern Western Division

Location Proprietor



52%

Private5%

Government2%

ReligiousAgency

41%

28

576

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Overlapping Single

School by Shifts

536

68

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

Rural Urban

School by Location


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Number of Primary Schools, Pupils, Teachers, Classrooms by Division/Districts and Standard & Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total Ma le F emal e T otal Perm Temp Total

Central EasternDowa 233 167 17 17 786 11485 12166 1 0886 1148 5 76 43 7877 53 91 5 827 417 6 4 232 3304 3241 3224 2846 62826 65460 128286 1360 581 1941 1204 282 1486 66 107Kasungu 323 24037 25770 16740 17267 15113 15119 11667 11418 9335 9081 7092 6862 5553 4981 4947 3568 94484 94066 188550 1808 792 2600 1471 764 2235 73 128N kh ot ak ot a 146 101 09 10 063 6287 6 356 5897 565 2 46 58 4425 37 72 3 235 271 8 2 438 2219 1865 2210 1454 37870 35488 73358 724 350 1074 833 169 1002 68 88

Ntchis i 134 6992 7372 4657 4774 4028 4253 2969 3128 2275 2587 1904 1 981 1544 1493 1693 1346 26062 26934 52996 604 204 808 794 224 1018 66 67Salima 129 11814 12617 6738 7415 6187 6139 3866 3815 3118 2909 2256 2089 1746 1540 1516 1113 37241 37637 74878 550 353 903 694 83 777 83 108Total 965 69669 73608 45907 47978 42111 42648 30803 30663 23891 23639 18146 17602 1 4366 13120 13590 10327 258483 259585 518068 5046 2280 7326 4996 1522 6518 71 104Central WesternDe dz a 208 238 47 26 080 1 3978 15282 11169 1249 7 67 98 7122 50 04 5 052 357 9 3 403 2599 2402 2268 1794 69242 73632 142874 1034 478 1512 1290 160 1450 94 111Lilongwe Rural East 188 21524 23009 15433 15667 12546 13258 8616 8877 6045 5902 4422 4267 3297 3119 2463 2173 74346 76272 150618 1148 691 1839 1088 267 1355 82 138Lilongwe Rural West 226 22445 25248 14978 15880 12753 13359 9204 9347 7153 7116 5664 5293 4263 3855 3358 2747 79818 82845 162663 1549 846 2395 1264 460 1724 68 129Lilongwe City 48 85 72 9 194 7793 8 095 7771 796 5 61 40 6354 60 67 6 179 415 5 4565 3 736 3 602 2 800 2 507 47034 48461 95495 291 2189 2480 642 10 652 39 149

Mchinj i 184 14066 14820 8994 8970 8121 8012 6167 5987 4634 4551 3701 3437 2807 2413 2331 1821 50821 50011 100832 1069 451 1520 879 269 1148 66 115Nt che u 230 204 00 22 155 1 2464 1 3028 11389 1155 8 80 44 8130 6115 6 373 463 1 4703 3858 3512 3235 2424 70136 71883 142019 1192 473 1665 1132 335 1467 85 125Total 1084 110854 120506 73640 76922 63749 66649 44969 45817 35018 35173 26152 25668 20560 18903 16455 13466 391397 403104 794501 6283 5128 11411 6295 1501 7796 70 126NorthernChitipa 171 6298 6220 4379 4267 4348 4136 3508 3463 3051 3146 2708 2 509 2339 2246 2929 2150 29560 28137 57697 801 195 996 720 576 1296 58 80Karonga 154 8464 8364 6193 6176 5904 5989 5118 4746 4300 4220 3391 3069 2901 2392 3201 2195 39472 37151 76623 810 341 1151 824 322 1146 67 93Likoma 10 399 436 217 241 208 206 205 195 176 192 109 114 111 92 84 109 1509 1585 3094 44 25 69 66 0 66 45 47

Mz im ba N or th 242 104 72 10 463 7349 7 388 7148 678 9 62 48 6145 53 33 5 237 427 6 4060 3578 3422 3962 3044 48366 46548 94914 945 387 1332 1228 438 1666 71 77M zi mb a S ou th 269 124 95 12 493 8295 7 976 7996 776 6 68 13 6415 58 59 5 657 479 3 4442 4219 3722 4449 3401 54919 51872 106791 1205 426 1631 1382 549 1931 65 77Mzuzu Ci ty 39 3173 3087 2590 2650 2575 2489 2326 2427 2249 2284 1824 2100 1743 1814 1446 1471 17926 18322 36248 215 645 860 292 46 338 42 124Nkhata Bay 163 7631 8012 5844 5777 5703 5373 4697 4656 4007 4068 3399 3120 2910 2636 3004 2162 37195 35804 72999 649 224 873 713 352 1065 84 102Rumphi 146 5664 5781 4168 4146 4013 3769 3508 3353 2947 2930 2455 2429 2027 1968 2367 1889 27149 26265 53414 662 303 965 755 324 1079 55 71Total 1194 54596 54856 39035 38621 37895 36517 32423 31400 27922 27734 22955 21843 1 9828 18292 21442 16421 256096 245684 501780 5331 2546 7877 5980 2607 8587 64 84Shire HighlandsChiradzulu 81 9065 9241 6784 6790 6366 6272 4774 4693 3716 3878 2839 2699 2271 2180 1950 1690 37765 37443 75208 677 312 989 923 61 984 76 81Mu la nj e 149 193 88 20 164 11776 11882 9700 961 2 69 11 6594 50 84 4 967 379 8 3 706 3004 2604 2600 1884 62261 61413 123674 981 414 1395 1087 83 1170 89 114Phalombe 82 11156 11771 6586 6644 5158 5520 3367 3525 2732 2608 2001 1861 2739 1229 1639 1116 35378 34274 69652 589 129 718 666 118 784 97 105Thyo lo 187 205 94 22 921 1 3655 14349 1 2135 1303 1 87 30 8540 71 77 6 628 529 3 4 948 3910 3604 3334 2463 74828 76484 151312 1201 548 1749 1187 167 1354 87 127Total 499 60203 64097 38801 39665 33359 34435 23782 23352 18709 18081 13931 13214 11924 9617 9523 7153 210232 209614 419846 3448 1403 4851 3863 429 4292 87 109Southern EasternBal aka 154 12219 12281 8613 8351 7311 7193 5281 5422 4404 4204 3647 3362 2556 2199 2021 1594 46052 44606 90658 782 392 1174 938 169 1107 77 97

Ma ch ing a 158 176 18 17 976 9496 9 705 8007 814 9 5 262 5010 42 72 3 892 290 7 2 764 2308 1811 1846 1272 51716 50579 102295 806 323 1129 1009 164 1173 91 101Ma ng och i 236 259 33 26 572 14263 1 4683 11602 1159 4 87 64 8392 63 65 6 043 478 3 4143 3481 2802 2777 1850 77968 76079 154047 992 472 1464 1356 194 1550 105 114Zomba Rural 188 20763 22229 13754 13751 11450 11498 8106 8170 6708 6380 5041 4607 3853 3383 3087 2414 72762 72432 145194 1062 481 1543 1129 242 1371 94 129Zomba Urban 21 2289 2139 1757 1864 1757 1837 1420 1441 1399 1427 1195 1222 1070 1466 776 742 11663 12138 23801 166 422 588 250 11 261 40 95Total 757 78822 81197 47883 48354 40127 40271 28833 28435 23148 21946 17573 16098 13268 11661 10507 7872 260161 255834 515995 3808 2090 5898 4682 780 5462 87 110Southern WesternBl an tyr e Ru ra l 149 121 91 12 078 8574 8 600 8132 809 7 58 22 6147 51 68 5 064 392 8 3879 3121 2976 2685 2292 49621 49133 98754 806 847 1653 875 108 983 60 113Bl an ty re Ci ty 70 101 70 11 285 8942 9 746 9973 1011 8 86 57 8757 86 44 8 870 679 2 6624 5361 5247 3892 3685 62431 64332 126763 462 2030 2492 875 11 886 51 145Chi kwa wa 166 135 86 13 177 8571 7 661 6893 605 9 5 268 4643 42 96 3 371 333 7 2 341 2645 1804 2563 1197 47159 40253 87412 796 200 996 816 176 992 88 107Mwanza 116 7680 8001 4530 4634 4076 4092 2658 2642 2351 2285 1623 1 445 1232 1061 1209 743 25359 24903 50262 573 208 781 572 186 758 64 88Nsanje 103 8222 8268 5364 4315 4420 3615 3383 2672 2629 1934 2019 1426 1708 1141 1509 780 29254 24151 53405 549 118 667 635 113 748 80 84Total 604 51849 52809 35981 34956 33494 31981 25788 24861 23088 21524 17699 15715 14067 12229 11858 8697 213824 202772 416596 3186 3403 6589 3773 594 4367 63 110G ra nd Tot al 5103 4259 93 447 073 281247 28 6496 250735 25250 11 865 98 1 84528 1517 76 148 097 11645 6 110140 9 4013 83822 83375 63936 1590 193 15 76593 316678 6 27102 1 6850 4 3952 29 589 7 433 37022 72 107

3166786

Geographic Level

StudentClassroom

Ratio 1:

Class RoomsSchools Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard6 Standard7

TeachersStudentTeacher

Ratio1:

Standard 8 TotalStudents

873066 567743 503236 371126 3166786299873 226596 177835 147311


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Schools by Districts in Central Eastern Division

233

323

146134 129

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

D owa Kasungu Nkhotakota Ntchisi Salima

Schools by Districts in Northern Division

171

154

10

242

269

39

163146

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Chitipa Karonga Likoma MzimbaNorth

MzimbaSouth

MzuzuCity

NkhataBay

Rumphi

Schools by Districts in Central Western Division

208

188

226

48

184

230

0

50

100

150

200

250

D ed za L il on gw eRural East

LilongweRural West

Lilongwe City Mchinji Ntcheu

Schools by Districts in Shire Highlands Division

81

149

82

187

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Chiradzulu Mulanje Phalombe Thyolo

Schools by Districts in Southern Western Division

149

70

166

116

103

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

B la nt yr e R ur al B la nt yr e C it y C hi k wa wa M wa nz a N sa nj e

Schools by Districts in Southern Eastern Division

154 158

236

188

21

0

50

100

150

200

250

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Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio inCentral Eastern Division

6 6

7 3 6

8 6 6

8 3

1 0 7

1 2 8

8 8

6 7

1 0 8

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Dowa Kasungu Nkhotakot a Nt chisi Salima

By Teacher

By Class Room

Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio inCentral Western Division

9 4

8 2

6 8

3 9

6 6

8 5

1 1 1

1 3 8

1 2 9

1 4 9

1 1 5

1 2 5

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Dedza LilongweRural East

LilongweRural West

LilongweCity

Mchinji Ntcheu

By TeacherBy Class Room

Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio inNorthern Division

5 8

6 7

4 5

7 1

6 5

4 2

8 4

5 5

8 0

9 3

4 7

7 7

7 7

1 2 4

1 0 2

7 1

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Chitipa Karonga Likoma MzimbaNorth

MzimbaSouth

MzuzuCity

NkhataBay

Rumphi


Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio in ShireHighlands Division

7 6

8 9

9 7

8 7

8 1

1 1 4

1 0 5

1 2 7

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140


By Teacher

By Class Room

Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio inSouthern Eastern Division

7 7

9 1

1 0 5

9 4

4 0

9 7

1 0 1

1 1 4

1 2 9

9 5

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Balaka Machinga Mangochi Zomba Rural Zomba Urban


Pupils Teacher & Class Rooms Ratio in SouthernWestern Division

6 0

5 1

8 8

6 4

8 0

1 1 3

1 4 5

1 0 7

8 8 8

4

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

B la nt yr e R ur al B la nt yr e C it y C hi k wa wa M wa nz a N sa nj e

By Teacher

By Class Room


19/98

Promotion Rates by Standard

55.07

71.2

62.3365.31

68.4872.22 71.75

25.82

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

MaleFemaleTotal

Male 55.1 70.76 62.35 61.92 69.21 75.19 76.7 28.27

Female 55.04 71.64 62.32 69.17 67.73 69.14 66.3 22.67

Total 55.07 71.2 62.33 65.31 68.48 72.22 71.75 25.82

Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard 6 Standard 7 Standard 8


20/98

Dropout Rates by Standard

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

MaleFemaleTotal

Male 20.03 9 15.67 22.94 15.34 12.16 13.29 57.48

Female 19.91 8.87 16.57 14.56 17.26 18.82 23.5 65.29

Total 19.97 8.94 16.13 19.02 16.29 15.43 18.15 60.89



21/98

Repetition Rates by Standard

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

MaleFemaleTotal

Male 24.87 20.24 21.98 15.14 15.45 12.65 10.01 14.25

Female 25.05 19.49 21.11 16.27 15.01 12.04 10.2 12.04

Total 24.96 19.86 21.54 15.67 15.23 12.35 10.1 13.29



22/98

Age Distribution by Standard - 2004

Age Std1 Std2 Std3 Std4 Std5 Std6 Std7 Std8 Total Gr Total At Age Under/Over Age %Tage

5 56967 2856 15 0 0 0 0 0 59838

6Yrs Std1 328929 30250 1983 9 0 0 0 0 361171 873066 328929 544137 37.68

7Yrs Std2 217598 164170 20244 2088 9 0 0 0 404109 567743 164170 403573 28.92

8Yrs Std3 128517 129174 110450 16941 1937 2 0 0 387021 503236 110450 392786 21.95

9Yrs Std4 68722 89026 105434 76560 14847 2165 11 8 356773 371126 76560 294566 20.63

10Yrs Std5 41156 70667 94292 81667 61929 12876 2016 472 365075 299873 61929 237944 20.65

11Yrs Std6 17214 39001 66870 64973 62274 46407 11582 2578 310899 226596 46407 180189 20.48

12Yrs Std7 9365 25697 53514 56818 61215 54923 40342 11874 313748 177835 40342 137493 22.69

13Yrs Std8 3160 11327 30679 39436 48168 48678 47659 37397 266504 147311 37397 109914 25.39

14 1438 5575 19755 32634 49494 61545 76225 94982 341648Total 873066 567743 503236 371126 299873 226596 177835 147311 3166786 3166786 866184 2300602 27.35

0

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200000

300000

400000

500000

600000

700000

800000

900000

6Yrs Std1 7Yrs Std2 8Yrs Std3 9Yrs Std4 10Yrs Std5 11Yrs Std6 12Yrs Std7 13Yrs Std8

Number of Pupils in each grade according to actual age and official age 6-13

Gr TotalAt AgeUnder/Over Age


23/98

Age Distribution by Standard for Boys - 2004

Age Std1 Boys Std2 Boys Std3 Boys Std4 Boys Std5 Boys Std6 Boys Std7 Boys Std8 Boys Total Gr Total At Age Under/Over Age %Tage

5 26716 1470 15 0 0 0 0 0 282016Yrs Std1 158026 14683 1001 5 0 0 0 0 173715 4 25993 158026 267967 37.107Yrs Std2 106289 80191 9822 1021 8 0 0 0 197331 281247 80191 201056 28.518Yrs Std3 63442 63104 54595 8354 936 2 0 0 190433 250735 54595 196140 21.779Yrs Std4 34296 43707 51725 37846 7187 1081 7 6 175855 186598 37846 148752 20.28

10Yrs Std5 21032 35155 46703 40197 30893 6160 1045 246 181431 151776 30893 120883 20.3511Yrs Std6 8782 20018 33222 32277 30439 23061 5750 1378 154927 116456 23061 93395 19.8012Yrs Std7 4911 13474 26900 28184 30402 27472 20257 6178 157778 94013 20257 73756 21.5513Yrs Std8 1656 6117 15754 20214 24249 24586 23969 19758 136303 83375 19758 63617 23.70

14 843 3328 10998 18500 27662 34094 42985 55809 194219Total 425993 281247 250735 186598 151776 116456 94013 83375 1590193 1590193 424627 1165566 26.70

050000

100000150000

200000250000300000350000400000450000


Number of Boys in each grade according to actual age and official age 6-13

Gr TotalAt Age

Under/Over Age


24/98

Age Distribution by Standard for Girls - 2004

age Std1 Girls Std2 Girls Std3 Girls Std4 Girls Std5 Girls Std6 Girls Std7 Girls Std8 Girls Total Gr Total At Age Under/Over Age %Tage

5 30251 1386 0 0 0 0 0 0 316376Yrs Std1 170903 15567 982 4 0 0 0 0 187456 4 47073 170903 276170 38.237Yrs Std2 111309 83979 10422 1067 1 0 0 0 206778 286496 83979 202517 29.318Yrs Std3 65075 66070 55855 8587 1001 0 0 0 196588 252501 55855 196646 22.129Yrs Std4 34426 45319 53709 38714 7660 1084 4 2 180918 184528 38714 145814 20.98

10Yrs Std5 20124 35512 47589 41470 31036 6716 971 226 183644 148097 31036 117061 20.9611Yrs Std6 8432 18983 33648 32696 31835 23346 5832 1200 155972 110140 23346 86794 21.2012Yrs Std7 4454 12223 26614 28634 30813 27451 20085 5696 155970 83822 20085 63737 23.9613Yrs Std8 1504 5210 14925 19222 23919 24092 23690 17639 130201 63936 17639 46297 27.59

14 595 2247 8757 14134 21832 27451 33240 39173 147429Total 447073 286496 252501 184528 148097 110140 83822 63936 1576593

050000

100000

150000200000

250000300000350000

400000450000


Number of Girls in each grade according to actual age and official age 6-13

Gr TotalAt AgeUnder/Over Age


25/98

New Entrants to Standard 1 by Age and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalCentral EasternDowa 944 1106 4506 5307 3105 3237 1964 1925 1067 1035 664 615 317 280 332 343 12899 13848 26747Kasungu 1720 1994 7939 9198 4994 4880 2427 2589 1183 1163 641 675 368 251 326 322 19598 21072 40670Nkhotakota 755 817 2579 2749 1698 1706 1119 978 555 521 339 317 162 168 240 164 7447 7420 14867Ntchisi 391 471 2073 2191 1333 1362 772 802 400 324 193 188 90 105 114 121 5366 5564 10930Salima 753 832 3259 4026 2117 2289 1285 1340 772 850 457 381 256 249 445 414 9344 10381 19725Total 4563 5220 20356 23471 13247 13474 7567 7634 3977 3893 2294 2176 1193 1053 1457 1364 54654 58285 112939Central WesternDedza 1176 1535 5155 6068 4196 4524 2484 2506 1474 1559 1103 1044 672 590 473 446 16733 18272 35005Lilongwe Rural East 1288 1472 5847 6190 4062 4175 2539 2375 1479 1514 943 941 480 430 587 471 17225 17568 34793Lilongwe Rural West 1075 1304 6429 7524 3990 4904 2520 2750 1343 1337 800 748 450 333 252 186 16859 19086 35945Lilongwe City 413 698 3119 3561 1774 1648 888 963 575 589 276 267 142 77 454 406 7641 8209 15850Mchinji 760 887 5936 3979 2466 2815 1724 1605 919 798 605 528 238 235 262 209 12910 11056 23966Ntcheu 1420 1534 5972 6723 3699 3782 2222 2245 1047 1091 690 651 377 309 371 345 15798 16680 32478Total 6132 7430 32458 34045 20187 21848 12377 12444 6837 6888 4417 4179 2359 1974 2399 2063 87166 90871 178037NorthernChitipa 367 448 2903 3115 966 853 473 426 194 208 184 239 168 168 138 94 5393 5551 10944Karonga 884 935 3644 3497 1281 1242 412 402 166 197 131 121 121 92 45 87 6684 6573 13257Likoma 56 63 142 154 66 66 23 18 7 1 3 4 1 1 1 0 299 307 606Mzimba North 904 902 4145 4407 1828 1751 741 688 325 260 203 169 136 136 90 70 8372 8383 16755Mzimba South 1184 1302 5195 5144 2207 2071 932 795 494 456 336 292 199 136 66 80 10613 10276 20889Mzuzu City 262 327 1915 1714 543 554 311 318 268 261 271 249 255 269 430 385 4255 4077 8332Nkhata Bay 738 908 3358 3423 1164 1118 401 395 139 135 66 64 26 29 30 23 5922 6095 12017Rumphi 447 1948 2268 2440 913 893 346 357 101 98 54 55 29 24 0 0 4158 5815 9973Total 4842 6833 23570 23894 8968 8548 3639 3399 1694 1616 1248 1193 935 855 800 739 45696 47077 92773Shire HighlandsChiradzulu 247 254 3613 3755 1574 1428 728 750 330 339 140 108 64 53 107 98 6803 6785 13588Mulanje 600 702 5837 7006 3273 3564 2337 1987 1271 1312 714 599 384 373 348 364 14764 15907 30671Phalombe 163 174 3422 3633 1964 1901 1256 1268 638 668 402 423 199 196 378 354 8422 8617 17039Thyolo 759 779 6125 6815 3248 3309 1828 1870 980 875 502 434 232 169 424 362 14098 14613 28711Total 1769 1909 18997 21209 10059 10202 6149 5875 3219 3194 1758 1564 879 791 1257 1178 44087 45922 90009Southern EasternBalaka 586 590 3504 3690 2423 2250 1328 1178 654 626 681 349 154 165 191 187 9521 9035 18556Machinga 594 698 4613 4819 3402 4355 1975 2260 1191 1189 946 860 451 459 407 393 13579 15033 28612Mangochi 1019 1194 6438 6852 4577 4792 3251 3171 1979 1651 1440 1128 632 579 679 641 20015 20008 40023Zomba Rural 1285 1483 6038 6660 4100 3827 2347 2437 1209 1272 811 769 268 306 598 532 16656 17286 33942Zomba Urban 158 156 957 871 495 519 267 267 100 102 40 52 31 20 73 42 2121 2029 4150Total 3642 4121 21550 22892 14997 15743 9168 9313 5133 4840 3918 3158 1536 1529 1948 1795 61892 63391 125283Southern WesternBlantyre Rural 636 806 3876 3897 2073 2033 923 892 444 427 260 303 88 91 634 593 8934 9042 17976Blantyre City 426 454 4376 4521 1895 1976 818 831 344 360 168 148 71 64 49 58 8147 8412 16559Chikwawa 768 708 3642 3705 2734 2629 1855 1746 1061 849 644 739 269 223 474 499 11447 11098 22545Mwanza 368 410 1876 2156 1121 1206 663 678 439 407 352 294 135 97 198 173 5152 5421 10573Nsanje 325 303 2407 2457 1776 1637 1156 1126 664 518 365 264 205 115 161 169 7059 6589 13648Total 2523 2681 16177 16736 9599 9481 5415 5273 2952 2561 1789 1748 768 590 1516 1492 40739 40562 81301Grand Total 23471 28194 133108 142247 77057 79296 44315 43938 23812 22992 15424 14018 7670 6792 9377 8631 334234 346108 680342

68034218008

Geographic LevelStudents

5 Years or Less 6 Years 7 Years 8 Years 9 Years 10 Years 11 Years

680342

12 Years Total

51665 275355 156353 88253 46804 29442 14462

11/12/2004


26/98


27/98


28/98

Number of Dropouts by Standard and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total

Central EasternDeath 109 91 66 77 60 69 41 28 22 30 18 13 14 8 11 6 341 322 663Dismissed/Disobedience 38 53 19 23 19 16 25 17 20 12 16 17 20 16 13 5 170 159 329Employment 156 117 171 152 267 243 310 183 230 143 133 62 130 34 139 27 1536 961 2497Family Responsibilities 598 671 343 411 308 375 240 281 177 235 132 145 99 106 111 94 2008 2318 4326Fees 43 46 19 14 22 19 9 6 18 18 24 20 33 19 34 42 202 184 386Lack of Interest 5283 5233 3197 2915 2137 2048 1602 1557 1107 1134 776 750 574 558 670 489 15346 14684 30030Marriage 0 0 1 4 5 20 4 88 54 238 63 297 63 373 147 500 337 1520 1857Other 187 205 122 104 126 129 72 88 79 62 47 47 48 52 46 39 727 726 1453Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20 1 67 5 99 13 134 21 187 41 512 553Sickness 273 209 140 165 83 103 54 69 50 52 25 24 20 14 13 17 658 653 1311Total 6687 6625 4078 3865 3027 3027 2358 2337 1758 1991 1239 1474 1014 1314 1205 1406 21366 22039 43405Central WesternDeath 151 129 78 78 58 58 34 40 19 28 17 13 9 11 9 7 375 364 739Dismissed/Disobedience 35 30 18 10 31 20 12 14 7 9 25 9 15 6 21 5 164 103 267Employment 354 293 426 348 496 497 479 412 407 297 256 175 177 126 126 75 2721 2223 4944Family Responsibilities 762 852 537 660 454 550 302 395 252 321 179 230 154 196 114 108 2754 3312 6066

Fees 6 2 3 7 3 2 3 1 9 6 4 6 8 16 22 25 58 65 123Lack of Interest 9071 9130 4896 4812 3531 3251 2316 2282 1645 1613 1065 1143 796 732 567 512 23887 23475 47362Marriage 0 0 2 8 9 27 7 103 49 251 52 317 83 391 99 387 301 1484 1785Other 471 535 227 269 142 184 121 127 84 79 81 52 49 45 32 31 1207 1322 2529Pregnancy 1 1 12 4 3 10 0 38 0 184 11 150 14 241 16 241 57 869 926Sickness 340 372 192 200 108 105 83 89 63 52 32 36 54 26 31 27 903 907 1810Total 11191 11344 6391 6396 4835 4704 3357 3501 2535 2840 1722 2131 1359 1790 1037 1418 32427 34124 66551NorthernDeath 86 62 54 46 51 46 41 34 17 21 24 15 13 16 19 7 305 247 552Dismissed/Disobedience 0 2 12 9 15 13 11 2 10 4 10 7 11 4 16 4 85 45 130Employment 11 6 19 7 45 29 56 34 53 35 55 37 69 13 119 26 427 187 614Family Responsibilities 314 278 150 151 164 161 173 134 141 120 91 99 92 52 117 85 1242 1080 2322Fees 11 7 4 3 6 3 11 11 13 10 8 15 5 9 12 8 70 66 136Lack of Interest 3187 2758 1435 1207 932 794 853 714 813 682 610 514 584 435 845 430 9259 7534 16793Marriage 0 0 0 1 3 12 10 51 23 234 49 395 76 601 245 818 406 2112 2518Other 120 125 56 60 35 33 39 38 25 26 22 27 19 20 36 35 352 364 716Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 7 35 5 94 7 171 12 291 34 601 635Sickness 283 248 142 122 114 129 105 92 60 69 56 47 30 39 33 41 823 787 1610Total 4012 3486 1872 1606 1365 1220 1302 1120 1162 1236 930 1250 906 1360 1454 1745 13003 13023 26026Shire HighlandsDeath 84 87 50 27 59 31 18 18 13 11 11 11 8 11 2 3 245 199 444Dismissed/Disobedience 21 14 21 23 14 12 23 14 14 8 15 9 12 6 17 10 137 96 233Employment 121 111 122 126 193 241 216 226 175 144 145 89 109 60 86 35 1167 1032 2199Family Responsibilities 519 559 344 371 290 349 196 227 126 145 89 97 65 78 58 42 1687 1868 3555Fees 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 1 4 8 4 5 3 3 18 20 38Lack of Interest 6536 6359 3597 3212 2580 2164 1984 1603 1199 1027 816 607 588 475 317 241 17617 15688 33305Marriage 0 0 0 10 3 31 10 106 67 261 75 380 104 358 122 305 381 1451 1832Other 433 573 236 156 150 111 110 88 71 47 57 49 36 27 19 21 1112 1072 2184Pregnancy 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 30 3 66 4 126 8 177 8 231 25 634 659

Sickness 246 154 98 107 79 94 93 62 48 31 11 20 18 13 11 5 604 486 1090Total 7960 7857 4468 4034 3370 3035 2656 2377 1717 1741 1227 1396 952 1210 643 896 22993 22546 45539

Standard 8 TotalGeographic LevelStudents

Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard6 Standard7


29/98

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalSouthern EasternDeath 102 101 58 43 48 36 22 21 17 21 15 11 5 8 9 2 276 243 519Dismissed/Disobedience 11 14 13 13 13 7 11 9 15 2 8 3 14 5 12 3 97 56 153Employment 189 245 219 276 261 339 234 249 215 202 173 130 118 63 85 39 1494 1543 3037Family Responsibilities 742 784 427 556 341 434 235 324 177 201 112 124 80 81 65 49 2179 2553 4732Fees 5 2 6 1 5 6 5 7 13 2 1 10 3 8 4 9 42 45 87Lack of Interest 8046 7147 4115 3744 2722 2642 1811 1587 1162 996 759 710 522 379 326 250 19463 17455 36918Marriage 0 8 0 19 4 77 23 238 40 409 83 467 101 485 148 388 399 2091 2490

Other 332 342 159 146 146 115 79 68 55 52 61 29 26 33 16 13 874 798 1672Pregnancy 24 9 8 5 1 16 3 69 12 150 15 266 21 280 9 253 93 1048 1141Sickness 376 337 158 165 119 78 55 56 45 35 25 21 13 14 7 8 798 714 1512Total 9827 8989 5163 4968 3660 3750 2478 2628 1751 2070 1252 1771 903 1356 681 1014 25715 26546 52261Southern WesternDeath 49 48 42 22 49 23 28 23 17 16 5 10 8 8 8 10 206 160 366Dismissed/Disobedience 7 2 7 5 11 3 9 7 10 2 11 5 6 11 19 2 80 37 117Employment 64 66 53 53 84 90 103 121 96 103 83 36 67 21 33 12 583 502 1085Family Responsibilities 395 413 270 212 188 236 168 173 145 128 82 84 68 38 52 41 1368 1325 2693Fees 29 24 27 18 40 22 17 32 41 24 12 12 13 14 17 9 196 155 351Lack of Interest 4926 4440 2220 1988 1711 1420 1218 1035 897 761 523 476 409 298 217 179 12121 10597 22718Marriage 4 5 0 9 0 23 8 55 23 172 52 247 30 234 42 199 159 944 1103Other 224 217 103 72 73 68 69 57 54 28 36 28 32 40 30 31 621 541 1162Pregnancy 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14 2 53 2 97 1 165 0 155 5 489 494Sickness 178 162 66 61 42 47 19 15 23 24 12 14 7 10 12 4 359 337 696Total 5876 5377 2788 2440 2198 1937 1639 1532 1308 1311 818 1009 641 839 430 642 15698 15087 30785Grand Total 45553 43678 24760 23309 18455 17673 13790 13495 10231 11189 7188 9031 5775 7869 5450 7121 131202 133365 264567

264567


Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard6 Standard7 Standard 8

264567

Total

89231 48069 36128 27285 21420 16219 13644 12571


30/98

Dropout by reasons in Central Eastern Division

341

170

1536

2008

202

15346

337

727

41

658

322

159

961

2318

184

14684

1520

726

512

653

663

329

2497

4326

386

30030

1857

1453

553

1311

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

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o b e d i e n

c e E m

p l o y m e

n t

F a m i l y R

e s p o n s i b i l i t

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I n t e r e s t

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g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys

Dropout by reasons in Central Western Division

375

164

2721

2754

58

23887

301

1207

57

903

364

103

2223

3312

65

23475

1484

1322

869

907

739

267

4944

6066

123

47362

1785

2529

926

1810

0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

s e d / D i s

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i e s

F e e s

L a c k o f

I n t e r e s t

M a r r i a g e

O t h e r P r e

g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys

Dropout by reasons in Northern Division

305

85

427

1242

70

9259

406

352

34

823

247

45

187

1080

66

7534

2112

364

601

787

552

130

614

2322

136

16793

2518

716

635

1610

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

s e d / D i s

o b e d i e n

c e E m

p l o y m e

n t

F a m i l y R


i e s

F e e s

L a c k o f

I n t e r e s t

M a r r i a g e

O t h e r P r e

g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys

Dropout by reasons in Shirehighlands Division

245

137

1167

1687

18

17617

381

1112

25

604

199

96

1032

1868

20

15688

1451

1072

634

486

444

233

2199

3555

38

33305

1832

2184

659

1090

0 5000 10000 15000 20 0 00 2 5 000 3 0 000 35000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

s e d / D i s

o b e d i e n

c e E m

p l o y m e

n t

F a m i l y R


i e s

F e e s

L a c k

o f I n t e r e

s t M a

r r i a g e

O t h e r P r e

g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys

Dropout by reasons in Southern Eastern Division

276

97

1494

2179

42

19463

399

874

93

798

243

56

1543

2553

45

17455

2091

798

1048

714

519

153

3037

4732

87

36918

2490

1672

1141

1512

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

s e d / D i s

o b e d i e n

c e E m

p l o y m e

n t

F a m i l y R


i e s

F e e s

L a c k

o f I n t e r e

s t M a

r r i a g e

O t h e r P r e

g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys

Dropout by reasons in Southern Western Division

206

80

583

1368

196

12121

159

621

5

359

160

37

502

1325

155

10597

944

541

489

337

366

117

1085

2693

351

22718

1103

1162

494

696

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 D e a t h

D i s m i s

s e d / D i s

o b e d i e n

c e E m

p l o y m e

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F a m i l y R


i e s

F e e s

L a c k

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g n a n c y

S i c k n e s

s

TotalGirlsBoys


31/98

Number of Repeaters by Standard and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalCentral EasternDowa 4201 4378 2445 2440 2789 2596 1329 1292 683 786 361 403 246 275 378 302 12432 12472 24904Kasungu 4986 5106 2756 2616 2604 2473 1587 1416 1013 885 656 586 394 402 756 463 14752 13947 28699Nkhotakota 2464 2491 1353 1291 1488 1325 835 811 512 435 356 284 192 188 335 223 7535 7048 14583Ntchisi 1723 1823 989 917 967 942 547 442 331 348 198 166 130 128 395 287 5280 5053 10333Salima 2682 2669 1354 1327 1132 1213 567 571 403 377 264 231 139 139 177 113 6718 6640 13358

Total 16056 16467 8897 8591 8980 8549 4865 4532 2942 2831 1835 1670 1101 1132 2041 1388 46717 45160 91877Central WesternDedza 6673 6691 3237 3331 2515 2658 1142 1234 685 727 354 343 218 227 229 185 15053 15396 30449Lilongwe Rural 4494 4565 2310 2288 2034 2060 999 980 591 567 413 357 212 193 131 85 11184 11095 22279Lilongwe Rural 5323 8474 3130 2985 2686 2785 1534 1458 979 914 525 573 353 328 292 267 14822 17784 32606Lilongwe City 1802 1660 1334 1277 1750 1592 774 807 963 1059 631 642 509 406 149 101 7912 7544 15456Mchinji 3888 4111 1959 1980 2105 1848 1134 1034 672 635 442 407 268 241 213 144 10681 10400 21081Ntcheu 4820 4933 2419 2321 2517 2426 1375 1346 896 817 558 546 327 302 233 164 13145 12855 26000Total 27000 30434 14389 14182 13607 13369 6958 6859 4786 4719 2923 2868 1887 1697 1247 946 72797 75074 147871NorthernChitipa 1752 1595 968 940 942 833 704 631 543 505 428 393 310 279 898 550 6545 5726 12271Karonga 2335 2306 1431 1367 1481 1252 1016 873 720 685 551 443 390 331 1007 549 8931 7806 16737Likoma 118 123 67 47 62 46 51 53 37 30 20 27 15 21 13 10 383 357 740

Mzimba North 2696 2627 1698 1303 1624 1329 1249 1141 975 815 663 522 511 406 1100 659 10516 8802 19318Mzimba South 3308 3117 1636 1419 1753 1444 1265 954 992 819 681 526 522 391 1166 760 11323 9430 20753Mzuzu City 500 507 428 403 460 412 307 258 306 306 221 240 215 214 224 198 2661 2538 5199Nkhata Bay 1714 1800 1143 1102 1126 950 853 776 595 553 320 284 308 293 622 400 6681 6158 12839Rumphi 1574 1415 943 841 917 766 712 603 473 406 374 303 207 210 641 399 5841 4943 10784Total 13997 13490 8314 7422 8365 7032 6157 5289 4641 4119 3258 2738 2478 2145 5671 3525 52881 45760 98641Shire HighlandsChiradzulu 1915 1825 1371 1245 1406 1354 946 861 637 638 421 407 254 285 254 202 7204 6817 14021Mulanje 4923 4874 2336 2242 2136 2258 1153 1110 811 797 469 482 293 284 305 168 12426 12215 24641Phalombe 2390 2488 1158 1 205 963 1012 467 499 344 321 209 215 97 96 229 134 5857 5970 11827Thyolo 5298 5562 2811 2925 2961 3198 1606 1555 1117 1030 596 597 410 445 400 261 15199 15573 30772Total 14526 14749 7676 7617 7466 7822 4172 4025 2909 2786 1695 1701 1054 1110 1188 765 40686 40575 81261Southern Eastern

Balaka 3158 3295 1915 1901 1761 1617 960 833 692 647 450 430 278 286 189 130 9403 9139 18542Machinga 3977 3916 2070 2145 2010 2060 926 1033 746 675 407 374 239 184 185 105 10560 10492 21052Mangochi 6292 6114 3157 3298 2882 2752 1875 1771 1091 1089 697 677 357 269 280 249 16631 16219 32850Zomba Rural 4877 4927 2511 2398 2560 2482 1402 1525 1016 978 632 491 380 341 323 239 13701 13381 27082Zomba Urban 355 352 301 271 342 320 174 169 225 195 138 149 129 116 46 36 1710 1608 3318Total 18659 18604 9954 10013 9555 9231 5337 5331 3770 3584 2324 2121 1383 1196 1023 759 52005 50839 102844Southern WesternBlantyre Rural 2902 3196 1666 1565 1834 1683 1047 1003 860 795 504 461 312 331 239 213 9364 9247 18611Blantyre City 1632 1648 1596 1564 1620 1726 1015 1086 1386 1476 876 942 574 604 164 149 8863 9195 18058Chikwawa 2861 2902 1455 1469 1369 1213 1018 727 697 504 386 250 232 154 311 127 8329 7346 15675Mwanza 1992 2221 1167 1148 1010 1035 478 512 463 476 227 206 140 130 122 55 5599 5783 11382Nsanje 1861 1759 883 791 798 724 447 379 331 202 211 135 127 98 143 37 4801 4125 8926Total 11248 11726 6767 6537 6631 6381 4005 3707 3737 3453 2204 1994 1385 1317 979 581 36956 35696 72652

Grand Total 101486 105470 55997 54362 54604 52384 31494 29743 22785 21492 14239 13092 9288 8597 12149 7964 302042 293104 595146 59514620113



595146

Standard 8 Total

206956 110359 106988 61237 44277 27331 17885


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Repeaters by Districts in Central Eastern Division

1 2 4 3 2

1 4 7 5 2

7 5 3 5 5

2 8 0

6 7 1 8

1 2 4 7 2

1 3 9 4 7

7 0 4 8 5

0 5 3

6 6 4 0

2 4 9 0 4

2 8 6 9 9

1 4 5 8 3

1 0 3 3 3

1 3 3 5 8

0

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20000

25000

30000

35000

Dowa Ka su ng u Nk ho ta ko ta N tc hi si S al ima

BoysGirlsTotal

Repeaters by Districts in Central Western Division

1 5 0 5 3

1 1 1 8 4

1 4 8 2 2

7 9 1 2

1 0 6 8 1

1 3 1 4 5

1 5 3 9 6

1 1 0 9 5

1 7 7 8 4

7 5 4 4

1 0 4 0 0

1 2 8 5 5

3 0 4 4 9

2 2 2 7 9

3 2 6 0 6

1 5 4 5 6

2 1 0 8 1

2 6 0 0 0

0

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15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

Dedza Lilongwe

Rural East

Lilongwe

Rural West

Lilongwe

City

Mchinji Ntcheu

BoysGirlsTotal

Repeaters by Districts in Northern Division

6 5 4 5

8 9 3 1

3 8 3

1 0 5 1 6

1 1 3 2 3

2 6 6 1

6 6 8 1 5

8 4 1

5 7 2 6

7 8 0 6

3 5 7

8 8 0 2

9 4 3 0

2 5 3 8

6 1 5 8

4 9 4 3

1 2 2 7 1

1 6 7 3 7

7 4 0

1 9 3 1 8

2 0 7 5 3

5 1 9 9

1 2 8 3 9 1

0 7 8 4

0

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a

M z i m b a

N o r t h

M z i m b a S

o u t h M z u

z u C i t y

N k h a t

a B a y

R u m p h i

BoysGirlsTotal

Repeaters by Districts in ShireHighlands Division

7 2 0 4

1 2 4 2 6

5 8 5 7

1 5 1 9 9

6 8 1 7

1 2 2 1 5

5 9 7 0

1 5 5 7 3

1 4 0 2 1

2 4 6 4 1

1 1 8 2 7

3 0 7 7 2

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000


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Repeaters by Districts in Southern Eastern Division

9 4 0 3

1 0 5 6 0

1 6 6 3 1 1

3 7 0 1

1 7 1 0

9 1 3 9

1 0 4 9 2

1 6 2 1 9 1

3 3 8 1

1 6 0 8

1 8 5 4 2

2 1 0 5 2

3 2 8 5 0

2 7 0 8 2

3 3 1 8

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

Balaka Machinga Mangochi Zomba Rural Zomba Urban

BoysGirlsTotal

Repeaters by Districts in Southern Western Division

9 3 6 4

8 8 6 3

8 3 2 9

5 5 9 9

4 8 0 1

9 2 4 7

9 1 9 5

7 3 4 6

5 7 8 3

4 1 2 5

1 8 6 1 1

1 8 0 5 8

1 5 6 7 5

1 1

3 8 2

8 9 2 6

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

20000

BlantyreRural

Blantyre City Chikwawa Mwanza Nsanje

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Number of Pupils transferred into and out of schools by Division and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalCentral EasternTransfers In 3735 3615 3168 3056 3102 2999 2506 2594 2209 2162 1965 1822 1599 1524 1762 1437 20046 19209 39255Transfers Out 2138 2299 1962 1974 1998 2039 1544 1696 1374 1353 1122 1045 968 880 665 528 11771 11814 23585Total 5873 5914 5130 5030 5100 5038 4050 4290 3583 3515 3087 2867 2567 2404 2427 1965 31817 31023 62840Central WesternTransfers In 5305 5416 4983 5199 5160 6780 4106 4243 3863 3910 3323 3174 2885 2765 2598 2323 32223 33810 66033Transfers Out 3331 3162 3008 2989 3034 2986 2468 2485 2201 2143 1728 1660 1637 1376 887 779 18294 17580 35874

Total 8636 8578 7991 8188 8194 9766 6574 6728 6064 6053 5051 4834 4522 4141 3485 3102 50517 51390 101907NorthernTransfers In 3294 3141 3000 3047 3130 3329 2719 3014 2521 2683 2328 2505 2122 2173 2607 2146 21721 22038 43759Transfers Out 1794 1746 1747 1789 1778 1972 1554 1753 1450 1631 1233 1379 1079 1083 1127 882 11762 12235 23997Total 5088 4887 4747 4836 4908 5301 4273 4767 3971 4314 3561 3884 3201 3256 3734 3028 33483 34273 67756Shire HighlandsTransfers In 2203 1945 2171 2030 2118 2088 1980 1808 1823 1656 1530 1420 1539 1250 1455 1105 14819 13302 28121Transfers Out 1379 1269 1423 1374 1433 1401 1269 1329 1124 1074 1080 874 838 771 637 411 9183 8503 17686Total 3582 3214 3594 3404 3551 3489 3249 3137 2947 2730 2610 2294 2377 2021 2092 1516 24002 21805 45807Southern EasternTransfers In 3499 3063 3210 3080 3336 3356 2840 2848 2695 2688 2398 2283 2069 1833 1884 1479 21931 20630 42561Transfers Out 1897 1773 1996 1917 2012 2102 1777 1768 1674 1588 1435 1278 1131 1072 738 613 12660 12111 24771Total 5396 4836 5206 4997 5348 5458 4617 4616 4369 4276 3833 3561 3200 2905 2622 2092 34591 32741 67332Southern WesternTransfers In 2477 2634 3041 2860 3267 3131 2979 2833 2878 2766 2515 2323 2477 2225 2022 1697 21656 20469 42125Transfers Out 1525 1396 1644 1518 1803 1751 1480 1492 1372 1332 1212 1222 1148 1050 646 556 10830 10317 21147Total 4002 4030 4685 4378 5070 4882 4459 4325 4250 4098 3727 3545 3625 3275 2668 2253 32486 30786 63272Grand Total 32577 31459 31353 30833 32171 33934 27222 27863 25184 24986 21869 20985 19492 18002 17028 13956 206896 202018 408914

408914408914

Standard 8 Total

64036 62186 66105 55085 50170 42854 37494 30984




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Number of Pupils with Special learning needs by Standard and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Total

Hearing 2342 2128 1406 1377 1352 1286 1095 986 801 826 659 625 482 444 500 407 8637 8079 16716Physical 1274 902 710 647 699 527 585 413 436 374 349 255 296 212 315 203 4664 3533 8197Visual 1395 1205 1004 1008 969 839 818 775 748 674 624 667 577 494 633 480 6768 6142 12910Total 5011 4235 3120 3032 3020 2652 2498 2174 1985 1874 1632 1547 1355 1150 1448 1090 20069 17754 37823

Standard6 Standard7 Standard 8 TotalNational TotalStudents

Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5

Pupils with special learning needs

8 6 3 7

4 6 6 4

6 7 6 8

8 0 7 9

3 5 3 3

6 1 4 2

1 6 7 1 6

8 1 9 7

1 2 9 1 0

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

16000

18000

Hearing Physical Visual

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Number of Pupils with Special learning needs by Standard and Sex

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalCentral Eastern

Hearing 442 393 271 257 262 239 228 184 140 137 132 106 88 72 73 70 1636 1458 3094Physical 199 163 107 91 116 74 93 39 59 73 55 43 43 27 70 47 742 557 1299Visual 239 200 193 172 168 134 118 123 110 94 79 90 58 48 81 64 1046 925 1971Total 880 756 571 520 546 447 439 346 309 304 266 239 189 147 224 181 3424 2940 6364Central WesternHearing 601 560 359 360 315 331 266 256 188 194 162 158 135 93 146 112 2172 2064 4236Physical 277 226 161 178 176 132 121 109 94 81 90 63 62 45 62 38 1043 872 1915Visual 383 383 274 273 261 210 217 204 171 172 176 178 151 161 153 141 1786 1722 3508Total 1261 1169 794 811 752 673 604 569 453 447 428 399 348 299 361 291 5001 4658 9659NorthernHearing 320 295 184 167 216 167 174 156 149 145 112 114 85 90 109 76 1349 1210 2559Physical 212 133 132 109 135 84 114 75 98 74 81 58 81 52 83 54 936 639 1575Visual 227 180 153 142 149 121 150 140 114 106 109 94 95 77 118 70 1115 930 2045Total 759 608 469 418 500 372 438 371 361 325 302 266 261 219 310 200 3400 2779 6179Shire HighlandsHearing 261 236 141 148 120 112 95 95 79 72 60 77 56 54 45 36 857 830 1687Physical 124 78 59 77 71 52 62 42 45 30 26 19 28 22 29 14 444 334 778Visual 92 70 77 76 46 49 45 32 61 44 31 62 41 37 42 31 435 401 836Total 477 384 277 301 237 213 202 169 185 146 117 158 125 113 116 81 1736 1565 3301Southern EasternHearing 472 424 313 318 277 289 212 203 135 165 109 100 78 89 69 66 1665 1654 3319Physical 307 217 172 133 133 122 128 104 80 75 53 44 57 36 56 31 986 762 1748Visual 324 267 182 215 207 205 178 169 161 171 142 155 138 103 126 100 1458 1385 2843Total 1103 908 667 666 617 616 518 476 376 411 304 299 273 228 251 197 4109 3801 7910Southern WesternHearing 246 220 138 127 162 148 120 92 110 113 84 70 40 46 58 47 958 863 1821Physical 155 85 79 59 68 63 67 44 60 41 44 28 25 30 15 19 513 369 882Visual 130 105 125 130 138 120 110 107 131 87 87 88 94 68 113 74 928 779 1707Total 531 410 342 316 368 331 297 243 301 241 215 186 159 144 186 140 2399 2011 4410Grand Total 5011 4235 3120 3032 3020 2652 2498 2174 1985 1874 1632 1547 1355 1150 1448 1090 20069 17754 37823

3782337823

Standard 8 Total

9246 6152 5672 4672 3859 3179 2505 2538




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Pupils with special learning needs in Central EasternDivision

1 6 3 6

7 4 2

1 0 4 6

1 4 5 8

5 5 7

9 2 5

3 0 9 4

1 2 9 9

1 9 7 1

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500


BoysGirlsTotal

Pupils with special learning needs in Central WesternDivision

2 1 7 2

1 0 4 3

1 7 8 6

2 0 6 4

8 7 2

1 7 2 2

4 2 3 6

1 9 1 5

3 5 0 8

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500


BoysGirlsTotal

Pupils with special learning needs in Northern Division

1 3 4 9

9 3 6

1 1 1 5

1 2 1 0

6 3 9

9 3 0

2 5 5 9

1 5 7 5

2 0 4 5

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000


BoysGirlsTotal

Pupils with special learning needs in ShireHighlandsDivision

8 5 7

4 4 4

4 3 5

8 3 0

3 3 4

4 0 1

1 6 8 7

7 7 8

8 3 6

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800


BoysGirlsTotal

Pupils with special learning needs in Southern EasternDivision

1 6 6 5

9 8 6

1 4 5 8

1 6 5 4

7 6 2

1 3 8 5

3 3 1 9

1 7 4 8

2 8 4 3

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500


BoysGirlsTotal

Pupils with special learning needs in Southern WesternDivision

9 5 8

5 1 3

9 2 8 8

6 3

3 6 9

7 7 9

1 8 2 1

8 8 2

1 7 0 7

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000


BoysGirlsTotal


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Number of Orphans Pupils by Standard and Sex, 2004

Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls TotalCentral EasternDowa 1207 1205 995 1068 1022 1094 860 843 603 669 531 572 461 487 454 454 6133 6392 12525Kasungu 1737 1688 1410 1405 1259 1395 1071 1047 944 885 767 693 658 572 669 562 8515 8247 16762Nkhotakota 797 830 710 777 675 720 565 610 466 504 413 418 363 319 373 272 4362 4450 8812Ntchisi 484 548 397 436 423 430 359 368 288 296 223 253 179 190 231 181 2584 2702 5286Salima 1020 973 775 746 710 665 550 587 407 368 333 301 246 221 234 179 4275 4040 8315Total 5245 5244 4287 4432 4089 4304 3405 3455 2708 2722 2267 2237 1907 1789 1961 1648 25869 25831 51700Central WesternDedza 1854 1910 1454 1471 1275 1263 940 847 629 670 421 442 363 387 377 279 7313 7269 14582Lilongwe Rural East 1581 1697 1199 1323 1056 1116 739 864 572 626 495 508 412 358 310 285 6364 6777 13141Lilongwe Rural 1877 1793 1471 1453 1413 1399 1017 1047 836 833 691 645 577 510 503 459 8385 8139 16524Lilongwe City 639 723 645 748 669 743 672 709 680 699 495 540 495 538 436 451 4731 5151 9882

Mchinji 1224 1236 971 989 963 950 798 742 596 587 517 528 440 367 353 323 5862 5722 11584Ntcheu 2267 2249 1818 1634 1712 1618 1330 1250 1029 1010 787 777 709 625 638 509 10290 9672 19962Total 9442 9608 7558 7618 7088 7089 5496 5459 4342 4425 3406 3440 2996 2785 2617 2306 42945 42730 85675NorthernChitipa 655 663 533 504 500 476 409 463 426 407 374 387 348 349 460 346 3705 3595 7300Karonga 1103 1100 893 904 776 759 641 718 590 580 439 473 395 381 467 391 5304 5306 10610Likoma 33 33 50 40 52 40 38 32 42 53 30 44 31 21 22 21 298 284 582Mzimba North 1019 1049 839 809 907 860 822 812 752 741 602 633 533 580 668 555 6142 6039 12181

Mzimba South 1199 1166 951 934 975 886 905 854 817 841 771 685 668 636 758 606 7044 6608 13652Mzuzu City 337 317 307 283 323 310 260 272 291 296 213 228 247 236 207 213 2185 2155 4340Nkhata Bay 970 1024 836 795 859 817 815 738 713 675 659 628 575 491 553 495 5980 5663 11643Rumphi 598 543 459 460 488 423 456 454 381 661 356 357 298 332 441 347 3477 3577 7054Total 5914 5895 4868 4729 4880 4571 4346 4343 4012 4254 3444 3435 3095 3026 3576 2974 34135 33227 67362Shire HighlandsChiradzulu 965 917 867 847 870 893 749 700 566 647 508 522 427 427 402 362 5354 5315 10669Mulanje 1958 2045 1674 1680 2566 1544 1138 1197 1002 982 660 720 543 537 503 434 10044 9139 19183Phalombe 1023 993 750 719 647 710 474 548 436 397 360 286 267 260 275 213 4232 4126 8358Thyolo 2058 1990 1726 1640 1605 1751 1402 1365 1093 1134 803 881 665 680 607 483 9959 9924 19883Total 6004 5945 5017 4886 5688 4898 3763 3810 3097 3160 2331 2409 1902 1904 1787 1492 29589 28504 58093Southern EasternBalaka 1440 1426 1177 1101 1173 1120 874 871 734 769 636 620 486 464 417 417 6937 6788 13725Machinga 1419 1488 1000 1133 967 992 655 725 534 573 432 424 364 311 333 279 5704 5925 11629

Mangochi 2589 2509 2057 1848 1629 1519 1337 1322 1066 1004 827 682 656 542 521 398 10682 9824 20506Zomba Rural 2284 2270 1681 1784 1609 1566 1207 1237 1010 989 768 786 613 622 562 510 9734 9764 19498Zomba Urban 160 178 195 199 196 216 170 196 177 233 180 183 141 158 107 124 1326 1487 2813Total 7892 7871 6110 6065 5574 5413 4243 4351 3521 3568 2843 2695 2260 2097 1940 1728 34383 33788 68171Southern WesternBlantyre Rural 1429 1452 1179 1223 1184 1166 938 899 811 828 629 644 535 516 518 448 7223 7176 14399Blantyre City 871 876 869 969 1050 1148 1045 1082 1164 1287 863 1094 730 882 656 675 7248 8013 15261Chikwawa 1420 1125 1046 923 928 778 800 637 672 496 499 406 416 286 469 227 6250 4878 11128Mwanza 808 769 628 604 596 608 435 479 389 409 283 255 240 219 251 182 3630 3525 7155Nsanje 1023 890 704 576 698 578 490 379 462 330 361 255 331 215 303 189 4372 3412 7784Total 5551 5112 4426 4295 4456 4278 3708 3476 3498 3350 2635 2654 2252 2118 2197 1721 28723 27004 55727Grand Total 40048 39675 32266 32025 31775 30553 24961 24894 21178 21479 16926 16870 14412 13719 14078 11869 195644 191084 386728

38672825947



386728

Standard 8 Total

79723 64291 62328 49855 42657 33796 28131


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Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in CentralEastern Division

4996

41

295

2677

66

11

172

243

2241

15

1522

11

63

2232

63

5

28

12

1338

1

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent

Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in CentralWestern Division

6295

42

353

2934

94

38

192

374

2497

14

1501

8

56

2962

32

26

18

18

1245

2

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent

Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in NorthernDivision

5980

60

436

3295

100

15

202

245

3115

10

2607

30

171

5918

62

28

30

53

2604

3

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent

Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in CentralShirehighlands Division

3863

12

268

2010

33

10

133

258

1583

4

429

2

33

1500

4

7

8

17

521

1

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent

Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in SouthernEastern Division

4682

23

405

2052

65

29

136

346

1890

11

780

2

47

1154

19

2

6

12

348

3

0 5 00 1 00 0 1 5 00 2 00 0 2 5 00 3 00 0 3 5 00 4 00 0 4 5 00 5 00 0

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent

Building (Rooms) by condition, and type in SouthernWestern Division

3773

26

272

1296

151

25

107

258

1444

8

594

4

38

1027

15

6

5

9

348

1

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Classrooms

General Office

Head Teacher Office

Latrine Blocks

Libraries

Recreation Hall

Staff Rooms

Store Rooms

Teachers Houses

Workshops

Temporary

Permanent


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Number of Primary Schools, according to main Water Source and Electricity source, 2004

Piped Water Borehole Well/Spring Rain/Water Tank Lake River Other No electricity ESCOM Generator Solar Power

Central EasternDowa 233 7 170 39 14 3 225 8Kasungu 323 17 216 63 26 1 317 6Nkhotakota 146 8 102 30 5 1 143 3Ntchisi 134 5 83 31 1 14 132 1 1Salima 129 9 105 4 9 2 123 5 1

Total 965 46 676 167 1 68 7 940 23 0 2Central WesternDedza 208 16 144 45 2 1 201 7Lilongwe Rural East 188 5 121 48 11 3 185 2 1Lilongwe Rural West 226 13 118 84 8 3 219 6 1Lilongwe City 48 43 3 2 30 18

Mchinji 184 15 128 34 5 2 179 4 1Ntcheu 230 37 141 30 21 1 228 2Total 1084 129 655 243 0 47 10 1042 39 0 3NorthernChitipa 171 27 75 43 1 23 2 168 2 1Karonga 154 15 93 22 24 139 14 1Likoma 10 1 3 6 6 4Mzimba North 242 15 140 71 1 15 233 8 1Mzimba South 269 35 147 68 1 16 2 260 6 3Mzuzu City 39 23 10 6 29 10Nkhata Bay 163 8 95 34 1 24 1 161 2Rumphi 146 39 69 13 24 1 141 4 1Total 1194 163 632 257 4 132 6 1137 50 6 1Shire HighlandsChiradzulu 81 4 71 3 3 79 2Mulanje 149 30 95 13 11 142 7Phalombe 82 14 62 5 1 82Thyolo 187 13 125 37 11 1 177 10Total 499 61 353 58 0 25 2 480 19 0 0Southern EasternBalaka 154 22 116 6 5 5 150 4

Machinga 158 16 105 18 11 8 158Mangochi 236 15 170 23 19 9 229 5 1 1Zomba Rural 188 18 139 18 11 2 184 4Zomba Urban 21 15 5 1 11 10Total 757 86 535 66 0 46 24 732 23 1 1Southern WesternBlantyre Rural 149 7 117 14 10 1 144 5Blantyre City 70 65 4 1 42 28Chikwawa 166 19 115 16 14 2 155 11Mwanza 116 4 83 18 11 116Nsanje 103 4 73 11 11 4 99 4Total 604 99 392 59 0 46 8 556 48 0 0Grand Total 5103 584 3243 850 5 364 57 4887 202 7 7

Main Water Source Electricity SourceG eogra phi c Le ve l Sc hool s


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Number of pupils books available in good condition

Book s Di ff : Rat io B ooks D if f: Rat io Book s D if f: R at io Book s Di ff : Rat io B ooks D if f: Rat io Book s Di ff : R at io Book s Di ff : Rat io B ooks D if f: R at ioEnglish 685026 188040 1:1 374030 193713 1:2 245932 257304 1:2 173881 197245 1:2 214774 85099 1:1 188620 37976 1:1 166169 11666 1:1 156408 -9097 1:1Chichewa 602704 270362 1:1 327488 240255 1:2 219562 283674 1:2 177041 194085 1:2 140268 159605 1:2 124288 102308 1:2 92933 84902 1:2 103818 43493 1:1

Mathematics 743571 129495 1:1 490866 76877 1:1 363907 139329 1:1 260094 111032 1:1 229190 70683 1:1 196144 30452 1:1 172451 5384 1:1 165644 -18333 1:1General Studies 642342 230724 1:1 411411 156332 1:1 270268 232968 1:2 211103 160023 1:2Social Studies 0 224105 75768 1:1 199450 27146 1:1 156196 21639 1:1 166100 -18789 1:1Agriculture 0 214623 85250 1:1 180655 45941 1:1 148826 29009 1:1 143464 3847 1:1Science & Health 0 214460 85413 1:1 176887 49709 1:1 147200 30635 1:1 139638 7673 1:1Home Economics 0 179655 120218 1:2 155997 70599 1:1 124338 53497 1:1 112789 34522 1:1Li fe S ki ll s 52578 820488 1: 17 9790 557953 146840 356396 1: 3 246508 124618 1: 2 10879 288994 1: 28 2651 223945 1: 85 2161 175674 1: 82 2169 145142 1:68

Total Pupils 873066 567743 503236 371126 299873 226596 177835 147311

Subject Standard 5 Standard6 Standard7 Standard 8Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4


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Number of Teacher Guides available in good condi ion

Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4 Standard 5 Standard6 Standard7 Standard 8Books Books Books Books Books Books Books Books

English 11522 7948 7529 7033 6144 6010 6401 6400

Chichewa 12945 7283 7136 7075 5278 5307 5745 5376Mathematics 11722 7446 6736 6510 5765 5394 6043 4706Music 6293 4834 4231 5846 4019 5772 5736 5843Physical Education 6813 5170 4927 4990 4098 5908 5782 5683Religious Education 5739 4916 4779 5186 4130 5845 5709 5812Creative Arts 5252 5473 4662 5266 3847 5760 5557 5706General Studies 10167 5973 5809 5209Needle Craft 4186 3688 3264 5264 5119 5307Social Studies 4952 4464 5022 5516Agriculture 5056 6582 6706 5573Science & Health 5652 5594 7013 6936Home Economics 3650 5348 5333 5455

Life Skills 2662 2509 3132 9882 1964 298 222 219

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Teaching Staff Reason for leaving Schools by Districts

Transferred to another Teaching post Transfer to non teaching post Resigned Retired Prolonged Illness Dismissed Died OtherCentral EasternDowa 215 2 10 15 6 5 33 15 301Kasungu 267 6 15 16 8 8 28 28

Documents

Education Statiistic 2004