School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 9.85 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi stood at 9.85 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 11.02 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.28 years, in 2022.
That places Malawi 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.02 years | — |
| 2000 | 10.41 years | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 10.77 years | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 10.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10 years | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 9.91 years | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 9.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.82 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.43 years | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.25 years | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.37 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.76 years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.83 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.64 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 10.51 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.4 years | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.21 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.32 years | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 9.28 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.85 years | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.02 years | 11.02 years | 11.02 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.26 years | 9.82 years | 10.84 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.56 years | 10.3 years | 10.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 years | 9.28 years | 10.21 years | 4 |
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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, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Malawi was 9.85 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.02 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2022.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release