Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 29.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
29.5%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2010
All-time low
28.4%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2004–2020
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 29.5% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 40.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.4% | — |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.4% | 40.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi was 29.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release