Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.8644 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi, 1977–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.8644 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi peaked at 0.8644 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4524 GPIA, in 1987.
Malawi ranks 109th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5255 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.4524 GPIA | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6406 GPIA | +41.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6665 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.766 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8469 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8292 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8644 GPIA | +4.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8644 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7015 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8644 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8474 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5255 GPIA | 0.5255 GPIA | 0.5255 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4524 GPIA | 0.4524 GPIA | 0.4524 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6406 GPIA | 0.6406 GPIA | 0.6406 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6665 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 0.6665 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.814 GPIA | 0.766 GPIA | 0.8469 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 0.8644 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi was 0.8644 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8644 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4524 GPIA in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release