Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 139.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi is 139.02, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 152.62 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 42.47, in 1971.
Malawi ranks 4th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 42.47 | — |
| 1972 | 49.6 | +16.8% |
| 1973 | 53.97 | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 59.39 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 65.16 | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 66.07 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 65.25 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 63.49 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 63.87 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 67.05 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 66.87 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 70.19 | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 65.83 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 60.71 | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 62.31 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 62.65 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 65.12 | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 64.46 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 69.6 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 72.98 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 74.36 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 87.85 | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 91.84 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 99.85 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 152.62 | +52.8% |
| 1996 | 149.75 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 143.78 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 137.81 | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 136.82 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 139.18 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 143.61 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 140.27 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 137.03 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 133.79 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 131.8 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 131.49 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 128.68 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 136.03 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 133.76 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 135.95 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 136.57 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 136.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 140.89 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 140.74 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 139.55 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 137.82 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 139.23 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 136.72 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 139.28 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 136.44 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 127.04 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 126.59 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 135.97 | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 139.02 | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 139.02 is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.81, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 139.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.43, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +52.8% | 99.85 | 152.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.81 | 42.47 | 66.07 | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.48 | 60.71 | 70.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 114.77 | 72.98 | 152.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.57 | 128.68 | 143.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.34 | 135.95 | 140.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.01 | 126.59 | 139.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Haiti 183.99 compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 162.12 compare
- 3 Rwanda 149.57 compare
- 5 Madagascar 132.74 compare
- 6 Nepal 128.56 compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.06 compare
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi was 139.02 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 152.62 in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.47 in 1971.
- How does Malawi rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.