School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3751 GPIA, in 1978.
Malawi ranks 89th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3957 GPIA | 0.3751 GPIA | 0.4775 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4474 GPIA | 0.3881 GPIA | 0.516 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6237 GPIA | 0.5422 GPIA | 0.6803 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7485 GPIA | 0.7185 GPIA | 0.8006 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8683 GPIA | 0.7914 GPIA | 0.9498 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9966 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 86 Jordan 1.03 GPIA compare
- 87 Montenegro 1.03 GPIA compare
- 88 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
- 90 Saudi Arabia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 91 Iran 1.02 GPIA compare
- 92 United States 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)
- 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 1.03 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3751 GPIA in 1978.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 89th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, 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