Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi
Malawi: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 24.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi is 24.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi peaked at 59.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2010.
Malawi ranks 180th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.0% | — |
| 1975 | 30.7% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 32.5% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 36.7% | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 31.6% | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | +39.4% |
| 1981 | 42.1% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 46.4% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 37.5% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -33.2% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +69.1% |
| 1994 | 30.0% | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +97.3% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -45.7% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.6% | 26.0% | 38.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 37.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.0% | 25.6% | 59.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 22.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 20.6% | 25.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.5% | 24.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 46,483 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malawi was 24.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
- How does Malawi rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.