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

Malawi
10.91 years
in 2011
Zimbabwe
11.36 years
in 2013
Malawi rank
138th
Zimbabwe rank
135th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.36 years against 10.91 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.45 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 138th and Zimbabwe ranks 135th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 4.31 years 5.1 years 0.7858 years Zimbabwe
1980s 4.9 years 9.79 years 4.89 years Zimbabwe
1990s 7.29 years 10.09 years 2.8 years Zimbabwe
2000s 10.54 years 10.41 years 0.1316 years Malawi

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.36 years against 10.91 years in Malawi as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.45 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2002.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 138th and Zimbabwe ranks 135th 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.