Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.3481 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3481 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
85th
of 95 countries
All-time high
0.363 LPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.2086 LPIA
in 1998
Years of data
6
1998–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi stood at 0.3481 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.363 LPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2086 LPIA, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 85th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2086 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.2962 LPIA | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 0.363 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3063 LPIA | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3549 LPIA | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3481 LPIA | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3481 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2546 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3481 LPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3481 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2086 LPIA | 0.2086 LPIA | 0.2086 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2962 LPIA | 0.2962 LPIA | 0.2962 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3414 LPIA | 0.3063 LPIA | 0.363 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3481 LPIA | 0.3481 LPIA | 0.3481 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi was 0.3481 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.363 LPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2086 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 85th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release