Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 1.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1.5%
World rank
34th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2004–2020
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2020.
The figure is up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 1.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +127.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -95.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +2763.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 31 Senegal 2.9% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 2.4% compare
- 33 Guatemala 1.8% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 1.4% compare
- 36 Mozambique 0.9% compare
- 37 Zimbabwe 0.4% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Malawi was 1.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release