Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi
Malawi: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 2.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi, 1998–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi stood at 2.0%.
That represents a change of up 66.4% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi peaked at 3.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.
Malawi ranks 127th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 124 Burundi 3.1% compare
- 125 Burkina Faso 3.0% compare
- 126 Mozambique 2.7% compare
- 128 Tanzania 1.3% compare
- 129 Niger 1.3% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Malawi was 2.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Malawi ranks 127th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.