ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
11.27 years
in 2024
Malawi
10.15 years
in 2021
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
147th
Malawi rank
149th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) currently reports 11.27 years against 10.15 years in Malawi, a difference of 1.12 years.

That makes ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 149th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 7.58 years 4.12 years 3.46 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
1990s 8.54 years 7.43 years 1.11 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 9.28 years 9.76 years 0.4804 years Malawi
2010s 10.7 years 10.68 years 0.0233 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 11.23 years 10.15 years 1.08 years ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Malawi?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), at 11.27 years against 10.15 years in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Malawi?
1.12 years, with ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Malawi?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 149th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release