Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.475 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.475 GPIA
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
96th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7184 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.3848 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
6
1998–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi is 0.475 GPIA, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi peaked at 0.7184 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3848 GPIA, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 96th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3848 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.7184 GPIA | +86.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5815 GPIA | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5435 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5164 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.475 GPIA | -8.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.475 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5449 GPIA, 87% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.475 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5926 GPIA, 80% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3848 GPIA | 0.3848 GPIA | 0.3848 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.7184 GPIA | 0.7184 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5471 GPIA | 0.5164 GPIA | 0.5815 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.475 GPIA | 0.475 GPIA | 0.475 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi was 0.475 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7184 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3848 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 96th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release