Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 55.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 55.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.5% | — |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.0% | 40.5% | 54.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.7% | 55.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Malawi was 55.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 75th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release