Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.18 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.18 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
21st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.18 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3683 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi is 1.18 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 1.18 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3683 modelled data, in 1981.
Malawi ranks 21st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3683 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.388 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4015 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4162 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4276 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4395 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4535 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4613 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4624 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4575 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4517 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4578 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4708 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4821 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5023 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5329 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5752 modelled data | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.616 modelled data | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6544 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6865 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7201 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7461 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7542 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7446 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7351 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7338 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7402 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.752 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.781 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8177 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8628 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9081 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9485 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9741 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9965 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.09 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.18 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.18 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4243 modelled data | 0.3683 modelled data | 0.4624 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5201 modelled data | 0.4517 modelled data | 0.6544 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7394 modelled data | 0.6865 modelled data | 0.781 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9676 modelled data | 0.8177 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 6 |
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 1.18 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.18 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3683 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release