Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.3666 GPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi stood at 0.3666 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malawi peaked at 0.4584 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3483 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Malawi 124th out of 127 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3483 GPIA | 0.3483 GPIA | 0.3483 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4584 GPIA | 0.4584 GPIA | 0.4584 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.403 GPIA | 0.3582 GPIA | 0.4343 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3666 GPIA | 0.3666 GPIA | 0.3666 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 0.3666 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 0.4584 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3483 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malawi ranks 124th out of 127 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 15.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release