Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.3294 WPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Malawi stood at 0.3294 WPIA. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.4352 WPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3294 WPIA, in 2020.
That places Malawi 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3886 WPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.3764 WPIA | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4352 WPIA | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3495 WPIA | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3469 WPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3294 WPIA | -5.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3294 WPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 WPIA, 95% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3294 WPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4803 WPIA, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3825 WPIA | 0.3764 WPIA | 0.3886 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3772 WPIA | 0.3469 WPIA | 0.4352 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3294 WPIA | 0.3294 WPIA | 0.3294 WPIA | 1 |
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 wealth parity index in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Malawi was 0.3294 WPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4352 WPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3294 WPIA in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Malawi ranks 47th out of 51 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release