Gambia vs Malawi: Average years of schooling
Gambia
4.92 years
in 2020
Malawi
5.41 years
in 2020
Gambia rank
105th
Malawi rank
103rd
Average years of schooling over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5.41 years against 4.92 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.49 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 105th and Malawi ranks 103rd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.055 years | 0.01 years | 0.045 years | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.09 years | 0.01 years | 0.08 years | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.14 years | 0.01 years | 0.13 years | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.215 years | 0.015 years | 0.2 years | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.255 years | 0.18 years | 0.075 years | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.25 years | 0.365 years | 0.115 years | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.31 years | 0.565 years | 0.255 years | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.375 years | 0.78 years | 0.405 years | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.425 years | 1.02 years | 0.595 years | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.51 years | 1.21 years | 0.7 years | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.665 years | 1.79 years | 1.13 years | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.16 years | 2.73 years | 1.57 years | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.09 years | 3.22 years | 1.13 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.08 years | 4.2 years | 1.12 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.17 years | 4.94 years | 0.765 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.92 years | 5.41 years | 0.49 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 5.41 years against 4.92 years in Gambia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0.49 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Gambia ranks 105th 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.