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Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi

Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes was 33.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
33.8%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
29th
of 30 countries
All-time high
41.9%
in 2010
All-time low
30.2%
in 2006
Years of data
5
2004–2016

Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi, 2004–2016

0102030402004201020162004: 34.4 %2006: 30.2 %2010: 41.9 %2014: 35.5 %2016: 33.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi stood at 33.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 41.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2006.

That places Malawi 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.3% 30.2% 34.4% 2
2010s 37.1% 33.8% 41.9% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Gambia 52.7% compare
  2. 27 Senegal 40.6% compare
  3. 28 Sierra Leone 40.1% compare
  4. 30 Mali 27.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi?
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes in Malawi was 33.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2006.
How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 30 countries with data for 2016.
Is completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, second quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
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/