Primary completion (UIS) in Malawi
In Malawi, 49.3% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2020.
Malawi, 2020
49.3%
Change from 2015
+2.6percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 49.3% |
| 2015 | 46.8% |
| 2014 | 48.1% |
| 2010 | 54.3% |
| 2008 | 49.6% |
| 2006 | 43.7% |
| 2004 | 50.1% |
| 2000 | 41.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 46.8% in 2015, a change of +2.6 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 41.2%, the figure has changed by +8.1 percentage points.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Lower secondary completion
23.1%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
70.1%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
21.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
15.5%
2020 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
2.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
25.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS