Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi

Malawi: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 20.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
20.9%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
40th
of 42 countries
All-time high
22.9%
in 2010
All-time low
14.1%
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2016

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi, 2000–2016

05101520252000200820162000: 14.1 %2004: 18.6 %2006: 21.2 %2008: 22 %2010: 22.9 %2014: 20 %2016: 20.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi stood at 20.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi peaked at 22.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2000.

That places Malawi 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 14.1% 22.0% 4
2010s 21.3% 20.0% 22.9% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 37 Uganda 24.5% compare
  2. 38 Mali 23.3% compare
  3. 39 Ethiopia 21.0% compare
  4. 41 Guinea 20.7% compare
  5. 42 Benin 13.4% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Malawi was 20.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Malawi ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/