Laos vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male)
Laos
9.25 years
in 2023
Malawi
9.94 years
in 2021
Laos rank
158th
Malawi rank
156th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.94 years against 9.25 years in Laos, a difference of 0.69 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 156th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.05 years | 5.9 years | 1.15 years | Laos |
| 1990s | 7.9 years | 9.16 years | 1.26 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 9.42 years | 10.64 years | 1.22 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.95 years | 11.08 years | 0.1295 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.18 years | 9.94 years | 0.2349 years | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Laos or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 9.94 years against 9.25 years in Laos as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Laos and Malawi?
- 0.69 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Laos ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 156th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (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