Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 8.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi is 8.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi peaked at 8.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.1% | — |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +92.9% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 28 Senegal 11.9% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 10.9% compare
- 30 Cameroon 9.1% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 7.7% compare
- 33 Zimbabwe 6.1% compare
- 34 Mozambique 5.3% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 594,322 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 94,991 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Malawi was 8.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Malawi ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release