Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female was 63.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female in Malawi, 2004β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 63.8% for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 63.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.9% | 60.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.8% | 63.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 36 Burkina Faso 70.4% compare
- 37 Mozambique 68.0% compare
- 38 Senegal 66.5% compare
- 40 Mali 63.6% compare
- 41 Benin 61.1% 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, fourth quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female in Malawi was 63.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, primary education, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release