Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 0.8745 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi is 0.8745 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi peaked at 0.8745 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.655 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Malawi 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.655 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7437 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7688 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8009 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8745 GPIA | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6993 GPIA | 0.655 GPIA | 0.7437 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7849 GPIA | 0.7688 GPIA | 0.8009 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.8745 GPIA | 0.8745 GPIA | 0.8745 GPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Malawi was 0.8745 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8745 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.655 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release