School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.33 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malawi, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.33 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Malawi peaked at 2.65 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3871 years, in 1973.
That places Malawi 192nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.438 years | 0.3871 years | 0.4981 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6506 years | 0.5707 years | 0.7196 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 years | 0.738 years | 1.81 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.62 years | 1.49 years | 1.82 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.13 years | 1.88 years | 2.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 years | 2.17 years | 2.65 years | 4 |
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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, secondary, female in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Malawi was 2.33 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3871 years in 1973.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Malawi ranks 192nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release