Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.06 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.06 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
87th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.06 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3385 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3385 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3574 modelled data | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3763 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3932 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4078 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4224 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4378 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4531 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4654 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4769 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4843 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4879 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4915 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5045 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5173 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.523 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5395 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5686 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6162 modelled data | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6498 modelled data | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6715 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6823 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6925 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6967 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6857 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6606 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6448 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6389 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6481 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.662 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6794 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7009 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7262 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7609 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.803 modelled data | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8342 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8607 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.891 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9243 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9556 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9781 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.06 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 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