Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.3974 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3974 GPIA
Change on year
down 20.3%
World rank
104th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.4989 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.213 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
7
1977–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi, 1977–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi stood at 0.3974 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi peaked at 0.4989 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.213 GPIA, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 104th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.213 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.2625 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3483 GPIA | +32.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4201 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4975 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4989 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3974 GPIA | -20.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3974 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4194 GPIA, 95% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3974 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5485 GPIA, 72% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.213 GPIA | 0.213 GPIA | 0.213 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2625 GPIA | 0.2625 GPIA | 0.2625 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3483 GPIA | 0.3483 GPIA | 0.3483 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4201 GPIA | 0.4201 GPIA | 0.4201 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4982 GPIA | 0.4975 GPIA | 0.4989 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3974 GPIA | 0.3974 GPIA | 0.3974 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi was 0.3974 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4989 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.213 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malawi ranks 104th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release