Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 3.1% in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 3.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020.
That represents a change of up 74.0% on the previous year and up 111.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi peaked at 4.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 127th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 124 Burundi 4.5% compare
- 125 Burkina Faso 4.2% compare
- 126 Mozambique, Republic of 3.5% compare
- 128 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.0% compare
- 129 Niger 2.0% compare
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 3.1% 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 4.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 129 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 111.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release