Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile was 5.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi stood at 5.7%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2010.
That places Malawi 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.0% | — |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -40.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +94.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 27 Sierra Leone 8.1% compare
- 28 Guatemala 6.2% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 6.0% compare
- 31 Cameroon 4.4% compare
- 32 Senegal 4.2% compare
- 33 Mozambique 2.9% 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, rural, second quintile in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Malawi was 5.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release