ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs Malawi: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
0.4691 years
in 2021
Malawi
0.2105 years
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
190th
Malawi rank
189th

School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 0.4691 years against 0.2105 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.2586 years.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 2.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th and Malawi ranks 189th of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0771 years 0.0219 years 0.0552 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 0.1234 years 0.0217 years 0.1017 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 0.1719 years 0.0263 years 0.1456 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 0.2733 years 0.0209 years 0.2524 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 0.4262 years 0.0475 years 0.3787 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 0.4666 years 0.12 years 0.3466 years ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or Malawi?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 0.4691 years against 0.2105 years in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
0.2586 years, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi?
41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 190th and Malawi ranks 189th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 15,076 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release