Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi
Malawi: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 9.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi stood at 9.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi peaked at 11.19 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.3, in 1990.
That places Malawi 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 | — |
| 1991 | 5.38 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 6.29 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 6.44 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 6.84 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 10.48 | +53.3% |
| 1996 | 10.5 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10.73 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 10.96 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 11.19 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.68 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 11.07 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 11.12 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.8 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10.47 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 10.32 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.41 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.24 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.41 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.57 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.73 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.78 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.69 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10.61 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.52 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.43 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.34 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.25 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.17 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10.08 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9.99 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 9.9 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.06, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 9.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.85, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +53.3% | 6.84 | 10.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.41 | 5.3 | 11.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.61 | 10.24 | 11.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.46 | 10.08 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.92 | 9.9 | 9.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Malawi was 9.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.19 in 1999.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Malawi ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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