Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.29 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi is 1.29 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.29 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5827 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Malawi 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6349 modelled data | 0.5827 modelled data | 0.682 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8483 modelled data | 0.702 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 1.25 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 modelled data | 1.26 modelled data | 1.29 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Haiti 1.38 modelled data compare
- 2 Uganda 1.32 modelled data compare
- 3 Liberia 1.32 modelled data compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1.28 modelled data compare
- 6 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1.27 modelled data compare
- 7 Lesotho, Kingdom of 1.24 modelled data 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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.29 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5827 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release