Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.4858 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.4858 GPIA
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
126th
of 132 countries
All-time high
0.5392 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.1978 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
8
1977–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi, 1977–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi stood at 0.4858 GPIA.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.5392 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1978 GPIA, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 126th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.1978 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.2541 GPIA | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3385 GPIA | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3696 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4489 GPIA | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4774 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5392 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4858 GPIA | -9.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4858 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5296 GPIA, 92% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4858 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5856 GPIA, 83% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1978 GPIA | 0.1978 GPIA | 0.1978 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2541 GPIA | 0.2541 GPIA | 0.2541 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3385 GPIA | 0.3385 GPIA | 0.3385 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3696 GPIA | 0.3696 GPIA | 0.3696 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4885 GPIA | 0.4489 GPIA | 0.5392 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4858 GPIA | 0.4858 GPIA | 0.4858 GPIA | 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 0.4858 GPIA 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 0.5392 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1978 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 126th out of 132 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 up 8.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release