Malawi vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity
Malawi
1.02 GPIA
in 2021
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1 GPIA
in 2024
Malawi rank
120th
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
118th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 0.02 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
Malawi ranks 120th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 118th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6997 GPIA | 0.8129 GPIA | 0.1132 GPIA | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1990s | 0.8436 GPIA | 0.8568 GPIA | 0.0131 GPIA | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2000s | 0.918 GPIA | 0.9144 GPIA | 0.0036 GPIA | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9641 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.0058 GPIA | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.0296 GPIA | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity, Malawi or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Malawi, at 1.02 GPIA against 1 GPIA in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity between Malawi and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 0.02 GPIA, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 120th and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 118th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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