School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.6764 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
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 88th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (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 88th out of 123 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