Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 15.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi stood at 15.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi peaked at 15.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2014.
Malawi ranks 27th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.3% | — |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -63.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +193.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 4.6% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 24 Guatemala 32.6% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 28.1% compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.4% compare
- 28 Mozambique 14.8% compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 13.5% compare
- 30 Cameroon 11.8% 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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Malawi was 15.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Malawi ranks 27th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release