Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female was 65.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 65.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 65.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.1% | — |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 52.1% | 60.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 65.1% | 65.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 31 Sierra Leone 74.8% compare
- 32 Gambia 69.6% compare
- 33 Mozambique 69.2% compare
- 35 Senegal 55.3% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 52.1% compare
- 37 Mali 50.5% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi was 65.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release