Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 67.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
67.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
148th
of 165 countries
All-time high
67.3%
in 2025
All-time low
17.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 67.3% for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Malawi peaked at 67.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1981.
Malawi ranks 148th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.0% | — |
| 1982 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 20.4% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 21.3% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 23.7% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 25.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 33.4% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 34.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 67.3% | +1.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 67.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 67.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 88% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 17.0% | 21.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 22.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 37.1% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 49.6% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 61.2% | 67.3% | 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, female (modelled data) in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Malawi was 67.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release