Primary school completion rate in Malawi
The primary completion rate in Malawi was 70.1% in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
70.1%
Change from 2023
+1.8percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Malawi over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.1% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | – | 88.2% |
| 2016 | – | 88.5% |
| 2015 | – | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 60.7% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 60.9% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 68.4% in 2023.
- Since 2008, when it was 67.1%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Primary school enrolment (gross)
139.0%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
36.6%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
49.3%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
23.1%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
15.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS