Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female was 7.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi stood at 7.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 34th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.5% | — |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +110.2% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 31 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 17.0% compare
- 33 Cameroon 16.2% compare
- 35 Benin 7.1% compare
- 36 Mali 5.1% compare
- 37 Mozambique 0.9% compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi was 7.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release