Malawi vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Malawi
9.94 years
in 2021
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
10.46 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
156th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
159th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 10.46 years against 9.94 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.52 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.

Malawi ranks 156th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 159th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1980s 5.9 years 6.72 years 0.8191 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 8.74 years 7.63 years 1.11 years Malawi
2000s 10.64 years 7.9 years 2.73 years Malawi
2010s 11.08 years 9.04 years 2.04 years Malawi
2020s 9.94 years 10.39 years 0.4453 years MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Malawi or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 10.46 years against 9.94 years in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Malawi and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
0.52 years, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Malawi and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Malawi ranks 156th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 159th 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,739 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release