Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 43.0% in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi, 1998β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 43.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malawi peaked at 49.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1998.
That places Malawi 87th out of 108 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 39.2% | 49.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 84 Palestine, State of 44.9% compare
- 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 44.2% compare
- 86 Jordan 43.1% compare
- 88 Philippines 41.5% compare
- 89 Burundi 40.3% compare
- 90 Bhutan 39.1% 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 43.0% 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 49.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malawi ranks 87th out of 108 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 9.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release