Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.3335 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3335 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
100th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3432 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.2079 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi stood at 0.3335 GPIA.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.3432 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2079 GPIA, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 100th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2079 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.2498 GPIA | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.298 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3432 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2727 GPIA | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3259 GPIA | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3335 GPIA | +2.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.3335 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3335 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.3335 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4805 GPIA, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2079 GPIA | 0.2079 GPIA | 0.2079 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2498 GPIA | 0.2498 GPIA | 0.2498 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.31 GPIA | 0.2727 GPIA | 0.3432 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3335 GPIA | 0.3335 GPIA | 0.3335 GPIA | 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 0.3335 GPIA 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 0.3432 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2079 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 100th out of 107 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 11.9%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release