Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.29 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.29 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.29 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5827 index, in 1981.
That places Malawi 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6349 index | 0.5827 index | 0.682 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8483 index | 0.702 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 index | 1.03 index | 1.15 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 index | 1.17 index | 1.25 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 index | 1.26 index | 1.29 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.29 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5827 index in 1981.
- How does Malawi rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.