Malawi vs Namibia: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male

Malawi
11.3 years
in 2019
Namibia
11.38 years
in 2007
Malawi rank
112th
Namibia rank
109th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 11.38 years against 11.3 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Malawi ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 109th of 193 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 8.94 years 10.78 years 1.83 years Namibia
2000s 10.42 years 11.3 years 0.8789 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 11.38 years against 11.3 years in Malawi as of 2007.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male between Malawi and Namibia?
0.08 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2007.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
Malawi ranks 112th and Namibia ranks 109th of 193 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 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.