Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9729 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9729 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 0.9729 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6861 GPIA, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 79th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7849 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.6861 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.692 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.802 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8068 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8528 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9213 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9729 GPIA | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7412 GPIA | 0.6861 GPIA | 0.802 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8603 GPIA | 0.8068 GPIA | 0.9213 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 76 India 0.9894 GPIA compare
- 77 Tajikistan 0.9839 GPIA compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.982 GPIA compare
- 80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9638 GPIA compare
- 81 Nepal 0.9617 GPIA compare
- 82 Guatemala 0.9486 GPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi was 0.9729 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9729 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6861 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 79th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release