Malawi vs Zambia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
0.7387 GPIA
in 2024
Zambia
0.7533 GPIA
in 2012
Malawi rank
166th
Zambia rank
164th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.7533 GPIA against 0.7387 GPIA in Malawi, a difference of 0.0146 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 164th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2733 GPIA | 0.3166 GPIA | 0.0434 GPIA | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3735 GPIA | 0.4479 GPIA | 0.0744 GPIA | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.6106 GPIA | 0.566 GPIA | 0.0447 GPIA | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.7533 GPIA against 0.7387 GPIA in Malawi as of 2012.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0146 GPIA, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 166th and Zambia ranks 164th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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