Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender 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 education, urban, adjusted gender 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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