Liberia vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Liberia
10.79 years
in 2000
Malawi
10.91 years
in 2011
Liberia rank
141st
Malawi rank
138th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Liberia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.91 years against 10.79 years in Liberia, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.

Liberia ranks 141st and Malawi ranks 138th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 4.06 years 4.46 years 0.4029 years Malawi
1990s 8.89 years 11.04 years 2.15 years Malawi
2000s 10.79 years 10.34 years 0.4468 years Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Liberia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10.91 years against 10.79 years in Liberia as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Liberia and Malawi?
0.12 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2000.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Liberia ranks 141st and Malawi ranks 138th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.