School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.11 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 10.11 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi peaked at 10.63 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.34 years, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.84 years | — |
| 2000 | 9.44 years | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 9.78 years | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.48 years | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 9.35 years | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 9.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.34 years | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.89 years | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 9.85 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10.05 years | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 10.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.5 years | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.63 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.38 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.52 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10.24 years | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.11 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.57 years | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.64 years | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 9.56 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.11 years | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.84 years | 9.84 years | 9.84 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.6 years | 9.34 years | 9.89 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.33 years | 10.05 years | 10.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 years | 9.56 years | 10.57 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 33 Algeria 10.17 years compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 10.14 years compare
- 35 Lithuania 10.13 years compare
- 37 Vanuatu 10.1 years compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 10.09 years compare
- 39 Netherlands 10.06 years compare
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, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malawi was 10.11 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.63 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.34 years in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Malawi ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release