Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female was 0.8005 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi is 0.8005 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi peaked at 0.8005 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5306 LPIA, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 77th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … location LPIA female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5306 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6216 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6637 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7663 LPIA | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7552 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8005 LPIA | +6.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.8005 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3887 LPIA, 2.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.8005 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7636 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5306 LPIA | 0.5306 LPIA | 0.5306 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6216 LPIA | 0.6216 LPIA | 0.6216 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7284 LPIA | 0.6637 LPIA | 0.7663 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8005 LPIA | 0.8005 LPIA | 0.8005 LPIA | 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 0.8005 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 0.8005 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5306 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 20.6%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release