Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
17.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
140th
of 164 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2025
All-time low
5.6%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malawi stood at 17.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malawi peaked at 17.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1981.
Malawi ranks 140th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.6% | — |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.2%, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.6% | 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, male (modelled data) in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malawi was 17.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release