Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.9672 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 2000β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi stood at 0.9672 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 0.9672 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5622 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Malawi 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6664 GPIA | 0.595 GPIA | 0.7583 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6888 GPIA | 0.5622 GPIA | 0.8448 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 0.9672 GPIA | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi was 0.9672 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9672 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5622 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release