Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.1% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi peaked at 1.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.
That places Malawi 76th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +257.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +56.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +30.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 86% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 48% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 1.1% 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 1.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 79 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 up 10.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release