Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 1.29 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.29 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.29 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5827 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5827 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.6015 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6175 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6297 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6383 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6459 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6532 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6635 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.682 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.702 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7266 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7494 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7828 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8209 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.863 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9048 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9449 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9797 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.01 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.11 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.23 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.24 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.26 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.27 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.28 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.29 modelled data | +0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.29 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
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, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release