School life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary, female was 8.49 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi stood at 8.49 years.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi peaked at 8.74 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.24 years, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 4th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 years | 2.24 years | 3.2 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.46 years | 3.2 years | 3.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 years | 4 years | 8.67 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.21 years | 7.97 years | 8.42 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.57 years | 8.36 years | 8.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 7.78 years | 8.49 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Haiti 11.03 years compare
- 2 American Samoa 7.3 years compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 9.94 years compare
- 3 Rwanda 9.07 years compare
- 5 Namibia 8.48 years compare
- 6 Zambia 8.4 years compare
- 7 Mozambique 8.31 years compare
- 7 South Africa 6.95 years compare
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Malawi was 8.49 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.74 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 years in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release