Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.436 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi, 1977β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi stood at 0.436 GPIA.
The figure is down 2.0% 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 0.4446 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2009 GPIA, in 1977.
That places Malawi 134th out of 137 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2009 GPIA | 0.2009 GPIA | 0.2009 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2341 GPIA | 0.2341 GPIA | 0.2341 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2933 GPIA | 0.2933 GPIA | 0.2933 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3357 GPIA | 0.3357 GPIA | 0.3357 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4132 GPIA | 0.3894 GPIA | 0.4446 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.436 GPIA | 0.436 GPIA | 0.436 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 131 Liberia 0.4643 GPIA compare
- 132 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.463 GPIA compare
- 133 Burkina Faso 0.4425 GPIA compare
- 135 Benin 0.3308 GPIA compare
- 136 Togo 0.3183 GPIA compare
- 137 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.2874 GPIA 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 0.436 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 0.4446 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2009 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 134th out of 137 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release