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
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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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,738 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release