Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
Malawi
2.3 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.82 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
201st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
199th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.82 years against 2.3 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.52 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Malawi ranks 201st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7546 years | 0.9187 years | 0.1641 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 1.04 years | 1.34 years | 0.3002 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 1.37 years | 1.46 years | 0.0877 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1.88 years | 1.86 years | 0.0203 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.28 years | 2.56 years | 0.2756 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 2.3 years | 2.78 years | 0.4835 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.82 years against 2.3 years in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.52 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 201st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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