Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female was 51.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
51.7%
World rank
33rd
of 37 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 2010
All-time low
46.7%
in 2004
Years of data
5
2004–2020
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi stood at 51.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 54.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 33rd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.7% | — |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 46.9% | 54.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 30 Gambia 61.3% compare
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.1% compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 60.6% compare
- 34 Senegal 45.0% compare
- 35 Benin 41.2% compare
- 36 Mozambique 39.7% compare
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, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female in Malawi was 51.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 33rd out of 37 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, rural, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release