Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 5.5% in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi, 2005β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 5.5% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi peaked at 6.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
Malawi ranks 85th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 82 Burkina Faso 6.6% compare
- 83 Senegal 6.3% compare
- 84 Zambia 5.9% compare
- 86 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.5% compare
- 87 Niger 5.3% compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 4.5% 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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malawi was 5.5% 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 6.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malawi ranks 85th out of 89 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 34.5%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release