Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.6552 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malawi, 1977–2020
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 122nd of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2016 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.2753 GPIA | +36.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3876 GPIA | +40.8% |
| 2015 | 0.639 GPIA | +64.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6552 GPIA | +2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6552 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5931 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6552 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6658 GPIA, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 122nd out of 134 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