Malawi - Primary completion rate

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Malawi was 85.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 85.03 in 2019, while its lowest value was 14.14 in 1974.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 14.14
1975 14.45
1976 15.45
1977 18.64
1978 20.95
1979 22.45
1980 23.27
1981 25.36
1982 22.32
1983 26.32
1984 25.68
1985 27.27
1986 27.43
1987 27.59
1988 22.29
1989 23.35
1990 25.90
1991 29.33
1992 33.65
1993 34.83
1994 37.40
1995 48.00
1996 56.24
1999 59.63
2000 59.21
2001 62.71
2002 64.98
2004 58.63
2005 58.94
2006 59.24
2007 60.55
2008 64.99
2009 67.57
2010 69.94
2011 72.25
2012 74.61
2013 80.10
2014 80.61
2019 85.03

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in Malawi was 75.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 79.99 in 2013, while its lowest value was 26.58 in 1974.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 26.58
1975 28.75
1976 32.01
1977 37.51
1978 37.22
1979 39.64
1980 39.93
1981 42.85
1982 45.12
1983 40.87
1984 38.55
1985 39.44
1986 37.87
1987 37.70
1988 30.79
1989 31.97
1990 34.69
1991 38.20
1992 41.44
1993 44.90
1994 47.28
1995 61.72
1996 70.83
1999 69.34
2000 67.84
2001 67.48
2002 72.33
2004 62.56
2005 61.83
2006 60.49
2007 60.73
2008 65.63
2009 65.97
2010 68.47
2011 70.97
2012 74.99
2013 79.99
2014 79.39
2019 75.71

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malawi was 80.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 80.35 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.44 in 1974.

Definition: Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1974 20.44
1975 21.69
1976 23.83
1977 28.18
1978 29.17
1979 31.13
1980 31.68
1981 34.19
1982 33.83
1983 33.66
1984 32.17
1985 33.40
1986 32.69
1987 32.67
1988 26.56
1989 27.68
1990 30.32
1991 33.78
1992 37.54
1993 39.86
1994 42.33
1995 54.82
1996 63.49
1999 64.44
2000 63.48
2001 65.07
2002 68.63
2004 60.58
2005 60.38
2006 59.86
2007 60.64
2008 65.31
2009 66.77
2010 69.21
2011 71.61
2012 74.80
2013 80.04
2014 80.00
2019 80.35

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes