Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female was 81.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 81.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 35th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 81.4% | — |
| 2010 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 75.7% | 80.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female in Malawi was 81.4% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 35th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release