Malawi vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Malawi
8.39 years
in 2024
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
6.71 years
in 2019
Malawi rank
7th
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
10th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 8.39 years against 6.71 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 1.68 years.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ahead.

Malawi ranks 7th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 10th of 218 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.53 years 4.1 years 0.575 years SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
1980s 3.93 years 4.64 years 0.7072 years SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
1990s 6.74 years 4.87 years 1.87 years Malawi
2000s 8.34 years 4.26 years 4.08 years Malawi
2010s 8.58 years 6.29 years 2.3 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Malawi or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Malawi, at 8.39 years against 6.71 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Malawi and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
1.68 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Malawi and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 7th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 17,962 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release