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)
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
February 2026 Data Release