School completion, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: School completion, annual growth rate was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
School completion, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Malawi stood at 1.25 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 3.89 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6996 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places Malawi 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 0.6996 % change on previous year | 3.04 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 % change on previous year | 0.8526 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.38 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Pakistan 1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Mauritania 1.25 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 1.21 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yemen 1.2 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 1.2 % change on previous year 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Malawi was 1.25 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.89 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6996 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does Malawi rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.