School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.02 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.565 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
47
1972–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi is 1.02 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.565 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Malawi 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.574 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.565 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5984 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6119 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6245 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6301 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6394 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6483 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6552 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6724 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6857 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6872 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6978 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7199 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7384 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7534 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7654 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.775 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7911 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8604 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8969 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8639 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8643 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8741 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.896 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8989 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8911 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9371 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9326 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9418 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.937 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9349 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9472 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9647 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9702 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9666 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9657 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9667 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9697 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9692 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9864 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9784 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9575 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6062 GPIA | 0.565 GPIA | 0.6394 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7024 GPIA | 0.6483 GPIA | 0.7654 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8465 GPIA | 0.775 GPIA | 0.8969 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.9241 GPIA | 0.8911 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9695 GPIA | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.9864 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 61 Thailand 1.02 GPIA compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 1.02 GPIA compare
- 63 Tokelau 1.02 GPIA compare
- 65 Montenegro 1.02 GPIA compare
- 66 Netherlands 1.02 GPIA compare
- 67 Estonia 1.02 GPIA 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malawi was 1.02 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.565 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release