Malawi vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
Malawi
9.98 years
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
9.12 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
42nd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
39th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.98 years against 9.12 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.86 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 42nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.88 years | 8.01 years | 1.87 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.92 years | 8.57 years | 1.35 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.44 years | 9.06 years | 1.38 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 9.82 years | 9.05 years | 0.7655 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Malawi or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malawi, at 9.98 years against 9.12 years in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.86 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 42nd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release