Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity was 0.0552 WPIA in 2020. βΌ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi, 2004β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0552 WPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi peaked at 0.189 WPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0552 WPIA, in 2020.
Malawi ranks 48th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1544 WPIA | 0.1198 WPIA | 0.189 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0994 WPIA | 0.0934 WPIA | 0.1039 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0552 WPIA | 0.0552 WPIA | 0.0552 WPIA | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi was 0.0552 WPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.189 WPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0552 WPIA in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 50 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release