Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi
Malawi: Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary was 71.9% in 2020. β Volatile
Adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi, 2004β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi stood at 71.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary in Malawi peaked at 71.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places Malawi 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 0.0% | 55.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 18.0% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 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 71.9% 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 71.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Malawi rank for adjusted net attendance rate, one year before the official primary?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 32 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 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release