Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
17.7%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
21.1%
in 2008
All-time low
12.1%
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2020
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 17.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Malawi peaked at 21.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +47.8% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 12.1% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.8% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 74 Mali 18.5% compare
- 75 Mozambique 18.3% compare
- 76 Tanzania, United Republic of 18.2% compare
- 78 Guinea 12.8% compare
- 79 Liberia 9.7% compare
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, male in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Malawi was 17.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release