Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8428 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.8428 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi peaked at 0.8428 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6211 LPIA, in 1998.
That places Malawi 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6211 LPIA | 0.6211 LPIA | 0.6211 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7077 LPIA | 0.7077 LPIA | 0.7077 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7953 LPIA | 0.7567 LPIA | 0.8179 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8428 LPIA | 0.8428 LPIA | 0.8428 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 74 Kenya 0.8819 LPIA compare
- 75 El Salvador 0.8681 LPIA compare
- 76 Bangladesh 0.8468 LPIA compare
- 78 Egypt 0.8326 LPIA compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.8267 LPIA compare
- 80 Ghana 0.8153 LPIA compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 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 0.8428 LPIA 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 0.8428 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6211 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 95 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 11.4%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release