Malawi vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Malawi
2.27 years
in 2023
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2.84 years
in 2022
Malawi rank
199th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
201st

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
11.522.53197019962023

How they compare

WB: Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 2.84 years against 2.27 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.57 years.

That makes WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Malawi ranks 199th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 201st of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 1.11 years 1.19 years 0.0752 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 1.46 years 1.51 years 0.056 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 1.61 years 1.66 years 0.0423 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 2.17 years 2.07 years 0.0979 years Malawi
2010s 2.45 years 2.61 years 0.1586 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 2.26 years 2.83 years 0.5722 years WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Malawi or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 2.84 years against 2.27 years in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Malawi and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.57 years, with WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Malawi and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Malawi ranks 199th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 201st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, 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, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release