Adjusted net attendance rate, one year … Adjusted wealth WPIA parity in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year … Adjusted wealth WPIA parity was 0.7162 WPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.7162 WPIA
World rank
8th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.8998 WPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.5316 WPIA
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2020
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7162 WPIA for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in 2020.
The figure is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi peaked at 0.8998 WPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5316 WPIA, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year … Adjusted wealth WPIA parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5316 WPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6221 WPIA | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8998 WPIA | +44.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5955 WPIA | -33.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7162 WPIA | +20.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7162 WPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6706 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7162 WPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5573 WPIA, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5316 WPIA | 0.5316 WPIA | 0.5316 WPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7058 WPIA | 0.5955 WPIA | 0.8998 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7162 WPIA | 0.7162 WPIA | 0.7162 WPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi?
- Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi was 0.7162 WPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8998 WPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5316 WPIA in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release