Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.2732 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2732 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.3473 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1734 LPIA, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 95th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1734 LPIA | 0.1734 LPIA | 0.1734 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2166 LPIA | 0.2166 LPIA | 0.2166 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2674 LPIA | 0.2313 LPIA | 0.3473 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2732 LPIA | 0.2732 LPIA | 0.2732 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3312 LPIA compare
- 93 Cambodia 0.3176 LPIA compare
- 94 Zimbabwe 0.2923 LPIA compare
- 96 Côte d'Ivoire 0.2624 LPIA compare
- 97 United Republic of Tanzania 0.243 LPIA compare
- 98 Rwanda 0.2408 LPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Malawi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi was 0.2732 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 0.3473 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1734 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 95th 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 6.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release