Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or in Malawi

Malawi: Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or was 44.72 % in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
44.72 %
World rank
66th
of 76 countries
All-time high
49.96 %
in 2010
All-time low
34.85 %
in 2000
Years of data
8
2000–2020

Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or in Malawi, 2000–2020

010203040502000201020202000: 34.9 %2004: 44.2 %2006: 38.5 %2008: 45.1 %2010: 50 %2014: 43.8 %2015: 42.7 %2020: 44.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 44.72 % for completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or in 2020.

The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or in Malawi peaked at 49.96 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.85 %, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 66th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural in Malawi, 2000 to 2020.
Year % Change
2000 34.85 %
2004 44.19 % +26.8%
2006 38.51 % -12.9%
2008 45.11 % +17.1%
2010 49.96 % +10.8%
2014 43.82 % -12.3%
2015 42.67 % -2.6%
2020 44.72 % +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.66 % 34.85 % 45.11 % 4
2010s 45.48 % 42.67 % 49.96 % 3
2020s 44.72 % 44.72 % 44.72 % 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or in Malawi?
Completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or in Malawi was 44.72 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 49.96 % in 2010.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 34.85 % in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or?
Malawi ranks 66th out of 76 countries with data for 2020.
Is completion rate, primary education, rural — value — all age ranges or rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 871 data points, 2000–2024
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