In the early 1990s about 1.4 million students attended primary schools. after the government made primary education in Malawi free, enrollment increased dramatically. In the 1995 school year 2.9 million students attended 3,706 primary schools. In an effort to reduce overcrowding, the government has recruited more than 20,000 new teachers. Enrollment in secondary schools remains low, with only 17 % of secondary school-aged children attending. The University of Malawi at Zomba (founded in 1964) and its affiliated institutions had 5,600 students in 1995.