Malawi vs Tokelau: School life expectancy, primary, female
Malawi
8.49 years
in 2024
Tokelau
3.37 years
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Tokelau rank
6th
School life expectancy, primary, female over time
- Malawi
- Tokelau
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.49 years against 3.37 years in Tokelau, a difference of 5.12 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times Tokelau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tokelau ahead.
Malawi ranks 4th and Tokelau ranks 6th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Tokelau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tokelau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.18 years | 7 years | 3.82 years | Tokelau |
| 1980s | 3.54 years | 5.38 years | 1.83 years | Tokelau |
| 1990s | 4.1 years | 5.27 years | 1.16 years | Tokelau |
| 2000s | 8.29 years | 5.47 years | 2.83 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.57 years | 4.6 years | 3.97 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.25 years | 4.1 years | 4.15 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, female, Malawi or Tokelau?
- Malawi, at 8.49 years against 3.37 years in Tokelau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, female between Malawi and Tokelau?
- 5.12 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tokelau?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Tokelau rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Tokelau ranks 6th of 209 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