Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female
Malawi
10.15 years
in 2021
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
10.61 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
149th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
152nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 10.61 years against 10.15 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.46 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Malawi ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.12 years | 5.57 years | 1.45 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 7.43 years | 6.44 years | 0.9913 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.76 years | 7.54 years | 2.22 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.68 years | 8.74 years | 1.94 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.15 years | 10.19 years | 0.0386 years | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Malawi or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 10.61 years against 10.15 years in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.46 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Malawi ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 179 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release