Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Malawi
Malawi: Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile was 6.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi, 2004–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 238.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi peaked at 6.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.3% | — |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -36.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +196.7% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +79.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.1%, 1.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.1%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 29 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.3% compare
- 30 Guatemala 6.7% compare
- 31 Zambia 6.6% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 5.1% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 4.7% compare
- 35 Cameroon 3.9% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Malawi was 6.5% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 238.1%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release