Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Malawi
10.15 years
in 2021
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
10.62 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
149th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank
151st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 10.62 years against 10.15 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.47 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.

Malawi ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 151st of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1980s 4.12 years 5.55 years 1.42 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
1990s 7.43 years 6.42 years 1.02 years Malawi
2000s 9.76 years 7.49 years 2.26 years Malawi
2010s 10.68 years 8.69 years 1.99 years Malawi
2020s 10.15 years 10.16 years 0.0065 years WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

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 (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), at 10.62 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
0.47 years, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Malawi ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 151st 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

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