Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.0764 LPIA in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi stood at 0.0764 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.3% on the previous year and up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi peaked at 0.1767 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0376 LPIA, in 2017.
Malawi ranks 90th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0756 LPIA | 0.0756 LPIA | 0.0756 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0843 LPIA | 0.0376 LPIA | 0.1767 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0764 LPIA | 0.0764 LPIA | 0.0764 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi was 0.0764 LPIA 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 0.1767 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0376 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 90th out of 93 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 up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release