Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.1424 LPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi stood at 0.1424 LPIA.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 0.1956 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0724 LPIA, in 1998.
That places Malawi 97th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0724 LPIA | 0.0724 LPIA | 0.0724 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0932 LPIA | 0.0932 LPIA | 0.0932 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1386 LPIA | 0.0957 LPIA | 0.1956 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.1424 LPIA | 0.1424 LPIA | 0.1424 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 94 United Republic of Tanzania 0.18 LPIA compare
- 95 Senegal 0.1661 LPIA compare
- 96 Togo 0.1432 LPIA compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1343 LPIA compare
- 99 Burundi 0.1234 LPIA compare
- 100 Mozambique 0.1145 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 0.1424 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 0.1956 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0724 LPIA in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 97th out of 103 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 5.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release