Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 139.02 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Malawi, 1971β2024
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.
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
- 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 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates Our World in Data
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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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.