Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 1.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1.1%
Change on year
up 53.2%
World rank
127th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.3%
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 %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020.
The figure is up 53.2% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi peaked at 1.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 127th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +66.9% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +171.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -57.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +53.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.2%, 51% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 124 Burundi 2.0% compare
- 125 Mozambique 2.0% compare
- 126 Burkina Faso 1.8% compare
- 128 Niger 0.7% compare
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 1.1% 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 1.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 128 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 78.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release