Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 2.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi, 2005–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi is 2.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.6% on the previous year and up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi peaked at 2.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
That places Malawi 109th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8% | — |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +102.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +63.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.9%, 55% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi was 2.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release