School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted was 0.6764 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6764 GPIA
World rank
90th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.9638 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.5095 GPIA
in 2012
Years of data
5
2000–2021
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malawi, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.6764 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2021.
The figure is up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malawi peaked at 0.9638 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5095 GPIA, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 90th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary … post-secondary adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5193 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.524 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5095 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9638 GPIA | +89.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6764 GPIA | -29.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6764 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5939 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6764 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7325 GPIA, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5193 GPIA | 0.5193 GPIA | 0.5193 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6658 GPIA | 0.5095 GPIA | 0.9638 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6764 GPIA | 0.6764 GPIA | 0.6764 GPIA | 1 |
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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malawi was 0.6764 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9638 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5095 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Malawi ranks 90th out of 125 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release