Malawi vs MDG: Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary, female
Malawi
8.49 years
in 2024
MDG: Caribbean
7.62 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
4th
MDG: Caribbean rank
1st
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Malawi
- MDG: Caribbean
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.49 years against 7.62 years in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 0.87 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and MDG: Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | MDG: Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 years | 6.29 years | 3.37 years | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1980s | 3.46 years | 6.18 years | 2.72 years | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 6.22 years | 0.0218 years | MDG: Caribbean |
| 2000s | 8.21 years | 6.49 years | 1.72 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.57 years | 7.53 years | 1.04 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 7.61 years | 0.5548 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Malawi or MDG: Caribbean?
- Malawi, at 8.49 years against 7.62 years in MDG: Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Malawi and MDG: Caribbean?
- 0.87 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and MDG: Caribbean?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and MDG: Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, female (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