Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi

Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.18 modelled data in 2025. β–² 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

0.40.60.811.21981200320251981: 0.368 modelled data1982: 0.388 modelled data1983: 0.401 modelled data1984: 0.416 modelled data1985: 0.428 modelled data1986: 0.439 modelled data1987: 0.454 modelled data1988: 0.461 modelled data1989: 0.462 modelled data1990: 0.457 modelled data1991: 0.452 modelled data1992: 0.458 modelled data1993: 0.471 modelled data1994: 0.482 modelled data1995: 0.502 modelled data1996: 0.533 modelled data1997: 0.575 modelled data1998: 0.616 modelled data1999: 0.654 modelled data2000: 0.687 modelled data2001: 0.72 modelled data2002: 0.746 modelled data2003: 0.754 modelled data2004: 0.745 modelled data2005: 0.735 modelled data2006: 0.734 modelled data2007: 0.74 modelled data2008: 0.752 modelled data2009: 0.781 modelled data2010: 0.818 modelled data2011: 0.863 modelled data2012: 0.908 modelled data2013: 0.948 modelled data2014: 0.974 modelled data2015: 0.997 modelled data2016: 1 modelled data2017: 1 modelled data2018: 1.1 modelled data2019: 1.1 modelled data2020: 1.1 modelled data2021: 1.1 modelled data2022: 1.1 modelled data2023: 1.2 modelled data2024: 1.2 modelled data2025: 1.2 modelled data

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Bangladesh 1.19 modelled data compare
  2. 19 Senegal 1.19 modelled data compare
  3. 20 Honduras 1.18 modelled data compare
  4. 22 Kenya 1.17 modelled data compare
  5. 23 Cambodia 1.16 modelled data compare
  6. 24 Nauru 1.16 modelled data compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data)
Unit
modelled data
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release