Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 78.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi, 1973–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi stood at 78.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi peaked at 78.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1982.
Malawi ranks 140th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 52.8% | — |
| 1974 | 50.6% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 45.4% | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 42.2% | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 46.1% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 33.4% | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 38.3% | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 50.5% | +31.9% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | +22.5% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 60.4% | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 44.3% | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 52.1% | +32.8% |
| 2000 | 53.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +45.4% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 38.7% | 52.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 33.4% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 39.3% | 59.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 48.5% | 72.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 65.9% | 78.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Malawi was 78.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1982.
- How does Malawi rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.