School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 9.94 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malawi, 1980β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 9.94 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malawi peaked at 11.71 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 1984.
That places Malawi 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9 years | 5.63 years | 6.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.74 years | 6.17 years | 11.71 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.64 years | 10.32 years | 11.35 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.08 years | 10.82 years | 11.53 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.94 years | 9.94 years | 9.94 years | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malawi was 9.94 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.71 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 1984.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Malawi ranks 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release