Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 8.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
8.2%
World rank
45th
of 50 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2006
All-time low
3.0%
in 2004
Years of data
6
2004–2020
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 8.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2020.
The figure is up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi peaked at 11.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 45th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.0% | — |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +290.4% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +99.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.0% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 42 Senegal 10.3% compare
- 43 Cote d'Ivoire 9.7% compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 8.2% compare
- 46 Zimbabwe 6.4% compare
- 47 Mozambique 5.1% compare
- 48 Benin 4.8% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Malawi was 8.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Malawi ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release