School life expectancy, primary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary, male was 8.3 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Malawi, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary, male in Malawi stood at 8.3 years.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Malawi peaked at 9.65 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.75 years, in 1972.
Malawi ranks 8th of 209 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 | 4.42 years | 3.75 years | 4.78 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 4.41 years | 4.09 years | 4.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9 years | 4.76 years | 9.65 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.48 years | 8.08 years | 9.03 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.59 years | 8.46 years | 8.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 years | 7.56 years | 8.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.91 years compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.82 years compare
- 7 Eswatini 8.43 years compare
- 9 Antigua and Barbuda 8.13 years compare
- 10 Zambia 8.03 years compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.91 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, male in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Malawi was 8.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 years in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release