Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.0365 WPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi stood at 0.0365 WPIA. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi peaked at 0.1128 WPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 WPIA, in 2020.
That places Malawi 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Malawi, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0545 WPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.1128 WPIA | +107.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0483 WPIA | -57.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0377 WPIA | -21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.065 WPIA | +72.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 WPIA | -43.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0365 WPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0641 WPIA, 57% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0365 WPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0683 WPIA, 53% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0837 WPIA | 0.0545 WPIA | 0.1128 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0503 WPIA | 0.0377 WPIA | 0.065 WPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0365 WPIA | 0.0365 WPIA | 0.0365 WPIA | 1 |
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 wealth parity in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Malawi was 0.0365 WPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1128 WPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 WPIA in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release