Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 2.98 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi, 1977–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi is 2.98, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi peaked at 2.98 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2125, in 1977.
Malawi ranks 108th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.2125 | — |
| 1987 | 0.3766 | +77.2% |
| 1998 | 0.488 | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 1.51 | +208.5% |
| 2011 | 2.59 | +72.1% |
| 2017 | 2.82 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 2.98 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2125 | 0.2125 | 0.2125 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3766 | 0.3766 | 0.3766 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.488 | 0.488 | 0.488 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.59 | 2.82 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.98 | 2.98 | 2.98 | 1 |
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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 share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Malawi was 2.98 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2125 in 1977.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Malawi ranks 108th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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