GPE: Region 3 vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

GPE: Region 3
9.71 years
in 2024
Malawi
10.63 years
in 2023
GPE: Region 3 rank
143rd
Malawi rank
146th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • GPE: Region 3
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.63 years against 9.71 years in GPE: Region 3, a difference of 0.92 years.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 3's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was GPE: Region 3 ahead.

GPE: Region 3 ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 146th of 221 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, GPE: Region 3 averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Region 3 Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 5.62 years 3.37 years 2.26 years GPE: Region 3
1980s 6.41 years 4.11 years 2.3 years GPE: Region 3
1990s 7 years 7.41 years 0.4131 years Malawi
2000s 8.06 years 9.83 years 1.77 years Malawi
2010s 9.11 years 10.7 years 1.59 years Malawi
2020s 9.49 years 10.42 years 0.9257 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, GPE: Region 3 or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10.63 years against 9.71 years in GPE: Region 3 as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between GPE: Region 3 and Malawi?
0.92 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 3 and Malawi?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do GPE: Region 3 and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
GPE: Region 3 ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 146th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release