School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1972–2023
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.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.4775 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3857 GPIA | -19.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3799 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3787 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3806 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3751 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3924 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4142 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3881 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4028 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4188 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.427 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4494 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4693 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4884 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4998 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.516 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5422 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5784 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5868 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6429 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6684 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.667 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6803 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7185 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7327 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7248 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7462 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7382 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7587 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7509 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7658 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8006 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8418 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8539 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8466 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8594 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8719 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.886 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8633 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9183 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9498 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7914 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9966 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9524 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +38.3% | 0.7914 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA |
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (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