Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9521 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi stood at 0.9521 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malawi peaked at 0.9549 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8399 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Malawi 74th out of 98 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8399 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.8404 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9458 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9549 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9342 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9521 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 0.8399 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 0.8404 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.945 GPIA | 0.9342 GPIA | 0.9549 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 0.9521 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 0.9549 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8399 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malawi ranks 74th out of 98 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 0.7%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release