Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male was 52.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
52.1%
World rank
72nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 2004
All-time low
41.6%
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2020
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Malawi, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 52.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Malawi peaked at 58.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 72nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.6% | — |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +40.2% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 41.6% | 58.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.8% | 55.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 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, male in Malawi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male in Malawi was 52.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male?
- Malawi ranks 72nd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release