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

Malawi
10.91 years
in 2011
Uganda
10.87 years
in 2004
Malawi rank
138th
Uganda rank
139th

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.91 years against 10.87 years in Uganda, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 139th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 4.4 years 3.68 years 0.7238 years Malawi
1980s 4.86 years 5.34 years 0.4787 years Uganda
1990s 7.27 years 5.53 years 1.74 years Malawi
2000s 9.97 years 10.87 years 0.9037 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 10.91 years against 10.87 years in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Malawi and Uganda?
0.04 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
20 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2004.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 138th and Uganda ranks 139th 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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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.