Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.2106 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.2106 LPIA
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
98th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.2753 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.13 LPIA
in 1998
Years of data
7
1998–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2106 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.2753 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.13 LPIA, in 1998.
That places Malawi 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Malawi, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.13 LPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.1614 LPIA | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.205 LPIA | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2753 LPIA | +34.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1667 LPIA | -39.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1884 LPIA | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2106 LPIA | +11.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2106 LPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1858 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2106 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2263 LPIA, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.13 LPIA | 0.13 LPIA | 0.13 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1614 LPIA | 0.1614 LPIA | 0.1614 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2088 LPIA | 0.1667 LPIA | 0.2753 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2106 LPIA | 0.2106 LPIA | 0.2106 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi was 0.2106 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2753 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 98th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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