Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted was 0.2981 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2981 LPIA
World rank
82nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.3457 LPIA
in 2006
All-time low
0.2474 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Malawi stood at 0.2981 LPIA.
The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Malawi peaked at 0.3457 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2474 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Malawi 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary … Completion location LPIA adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2474 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.2839 LPIA | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3457 LPIA | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3373 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3221 LPIA | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3132 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3147 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2981 LPIA | -5.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2981 LPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3131 LPIA, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2981 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4515 LPIA, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3036 LPIA | 0.2474 LPIA | 0.3457 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3167 LPIA | 0.3132 LPIA | 0.3221 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2981 LPIA | 0.2981 LPIA | 0.2981 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 79 Cameroon 0.4191 LPIA compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 0.4096 LPIA compare
- 81 Mali 0.3281 LPIA compare
- 83 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2885 LPIA compare
- 84 Ethiopia 0.2736 LPIA compare
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 0.2696 LPIA compare
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 location parity in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity in Malawi was 0.2981 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3457 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2474 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity?
- Malawi ranks 82nd out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release