Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female was 64.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 64.0% for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 64.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.9% | — |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 56.5% | 61.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 70.6% compare
- 31 Mozambique 66.7% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 64.5% compare
- 34 Mali 61.7% compare
- 35 Senegal 54.6% compare
- 36 Benin 51.3% compare
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, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female in Malawi was 64.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release