Completion rate, lower secondary … parity gender GPIA adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary … parity gender GPIA adjusted was 1.11 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.11 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Malawi peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7623 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Malawi 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary … parity gender GPIA adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7623 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.922 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9636 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9776 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9776 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8422 GPIA | 0.7623 GPIA | 0.922 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9636 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Malawi was 1.11 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7623 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release