Productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi
Malawi: Productivity vs educational attainment was 3.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.29
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
124th
of 130 countries
All-time high
3.62
in 2021
All-time low
2.17
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi stood at 3.29.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi peaked at 3.62 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.17, in 2005.
That places Malawi 124th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.17 | — |
| 2006 | 2.26 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.63 | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 2.24 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 2.46 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.87 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 2.79 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.99 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.18 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.22 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.3 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.46 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 3.62 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 3.35 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 3.29 | -1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 3.29 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.45, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 3.29 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.57, 72% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 | 2.17 | 2.93 | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.85 | 2.24 | 3.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 3.29 | 3.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi?
- Productivity vs educational attainment in Malawi was 3.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs educational attainment recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for productivity vs educational attainment?
- Malawi ranks 124th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs educational attainment rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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