Afghanistan vs Malawi: Average years of schooling
Afghanistan
5.69 years
in 2020
Malawi
5.41 years
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
101st
Malawi rank
103rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 5.69 years against 5.41 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.28 years.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.01 years | 0.01 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.01 years | 0.01 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.01 years | 0.01 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 0.01 years | 0.015 years | 0.005 years | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.015 years | 0.18 years | 0.165 years | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0.035 years | 0.365 years | 0.33 years | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.045 years | 0.565 years | 0.52 years | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.21 years | 0.78 years | 0.57 years | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.3 years | 1.02 years | 0.72 years | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.415 years | 1.21 years | 0.795 years | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.845 years | 1.79 years | 0.95 years | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.51 years | 2.73 years | 1.22 years | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.23 years | 3.22 years | 0.99 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.17 years | 4.2 years | 1.03 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.37 years | 4.94 years | 0.565 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.41 years | 0.28 years | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 5.69 years against 5.41 years in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.28 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Afghanistan ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.