Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Malawi
10.4 years
in 2023
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
9.74 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
153rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.4 years against 9.74 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), a difference of 0.66 years.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Malawi ranks 153rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 155th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.54 years 7.16 years 1.62 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1980s 5.86 years 7.71 years 1.85 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 8.69 years 7.96 years 0.7271 years Malawi
2000s 10.65 years 8.2 years 2.45 years Malawi
2010s 11.04 years 9 years 2.04 years Malawi
2020s 10.16 years 9.57 years 0.5851 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Malawi or WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Malawi, at 10.4 years against 9.74 years in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
0.66 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Malawi ranks 153rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 155th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,514 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release