Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education … gender GPIA adjusted 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 … gender GPIA adjusted 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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.9729 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.883 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.9729 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9729 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
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 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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February 2026 Data Release