Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6552 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi, 1977β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi stood at 0.6552 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi peaked at 0.6552 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2016 GPIA, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 121st of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2016 GPIA | 0.2016 GPIA | 0.2016 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2753 GPIA | 0.2753 GPIA | 0.2753 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 GPIA | 0.3876 GPIA | 0.3876 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.639 GPIA | 0.639 GPIA | 0.639 GPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.6552 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 0.6552 GPIA | 1 |
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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 primary education or higher in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi was 0.6552 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6552 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2016 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malawi ranks 121st out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 primary 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