Malawi · annual SERIES
Lower secondary completion rate in Malawi
Percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3–5 years above the intended age for the last grade of lower secondary education who have completed that grade.
23.07%%
2020Observation year
+0.89 pp from 2015
Source note for 2020: [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi MICS 2019-20. The survey collected data on school attendance for age 3-24 and educational attainment for age 3 and above."}]
% · UNESCO Institute for Statistics · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23.07473945617676 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi MICS 2019-20. The survey collected data on school attendance for age 3-24 and educational attainment for age 3 and above."}] |
| 2015 | 22.18272018432617 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi DHS 2015-16. The survey collected data on school attendance for age 5-24 and educational attainment for age 5 and above."}] |
| 2014 | 21.77 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi MICS 2014 (GEMR)."}] |
| 2010 | 25.75149917602539 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi DHS 2010. The survey collected data on school attendance for age 5-24 and educational attainment for age 5 and above."}] |
| 2008 | 24.47533988952637 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi Population and Housing Census 2008. IPUMS-International, National Statistical Office."}] |
| 2006 | 25.23 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi MICS 2006 (GEMR)."}] |
| 2004 | 22.4547290802002 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi DHS 2004-05. The survey collected data on school attendance for age 5-24 and educational attainment for age 5 and above."}] |
| 2000 | 15.95 | present · [{"type":"Source","subtype":"Data sources","value":"Malawi DHS 2000 (GEMR)."}] |
Definition & method
UIS SDG 4.1.2 completion rate, CR.2, total population. Original national survey/census observations, not gross intake ratios or modelled completion series.
Percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3–5 years above the intended age for the last grade of lower secondary education who have completed that grade.
What to keep in mind
- Survey and census coverage is irregular; no interpolation is applied.
- Survey reference periods and sources are retained in each observation note.
- Selected data and adaptations retain the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.