School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5972 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
50
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5972 GPIA, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 30th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5972 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.6095 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6373 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6472 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6654 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6871 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7022 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7091 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7189 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7402 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7574 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7744 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.783 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7846 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8068 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8244 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8392 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8408 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8418 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8502 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8542 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.925 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9441 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.898 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9006 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9318 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.941 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9412 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9318 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9828 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.986 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9798 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9971 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9951 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6569 GPIA | 0.5972 GPIA | 0.7091 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.787 GPIA | 0.7189 GPIA | 0.8408 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8932 GPIA | 0.8418 GPIA | 0.9441 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.9318 GPIA | 0.9899 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9982 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5972 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release