Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi stood at 1.06 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 1.06 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3385 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Malawi 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4058 modelled data | 0.3385 modelled data | 0.4654 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.521 modelled data | 0.4769 modelled data | 0.6162 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6671 modelled data | 0.6389 modelled data | 0.6967 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7843 modelled data | 0.662 modelled data | 0.9243 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 0.9556 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 6 |
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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 1.06 modelled data in 2025, 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 1.06 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3385 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 87th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release