Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi

Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes was 42.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 40 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2010
All-time low
34.9%
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2016

Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi, 2000–2016

010203040502000200820162000: 34.9 %2004: 44.2 %2006: 38.5 %2008: 45.1 %2010: 50 %2014: 43.8 %2016: 42.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi stood at 42.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 50.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2000.

That places Malawi 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.7% 34.9% 45.1% 4
2010s 45.5% 42.7% 50.0% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 31 Gambia 46.3% compare
  2. 32 Sierra Leone 44.4% compare
  3. 33 Ethiopia 43.4% compare
  4. 35 Haiti 42.2% compare
  5. 36 Benin 40.4% compare
  6. 37 Uganda 38.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi?
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes in Malawi was 42.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, primary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 369 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/