The education system in Malawi faces many challenges in most areas including areas of access, equity, quality and internal efficiency. In its publication, A Policy and Investment Framework for Education in Malawi 1995-2005, the Ministry of Education has covered most of these challenges and problems and also outlined government policy being put in place to address them.
In the year 2005, the Ministry of Education conducted a number of workshops leading to a National Education Conference in order to more exactly identify the problems in the system and gain input on proposals to improve the system.