Malawi vs Uganda: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Malawi
29.8%
in 2025
Uganda
29.3%
in 2025
Malawi rank
153rd
Uganda rank
155th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 29.8% against 29.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 153rd and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 8.9% | 2.1% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 25.0% | 3.7% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Malawi or Uganda?
- Malawi, at 29.8% against 29.3% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 153rd and Uganda ranks 155th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release