School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.27 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malawi, 1972β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, male in Malawi is 2.27 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Malawi peaked at 2.66 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8986 years, in 1972.
That places Malawi 193rd out of 207 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 years | 0.8986 years | 1.27 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.46 years | 1.37 years | 1.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 years | 1.15 years | 2.66 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.17 years | 2 years | 2.28 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.45 years | 2.23 years | 2.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 years | 2.17 years | 2.4 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 190 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2.53 years compare
- 191 Mali 2.44 years compare
- 192 Madagascar, Republic of 2.38 years compare
- 194 Syrian Arab Republic 2.16 years compare
- 195 Sudan 2.12 years compare
- 196 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 2.09 years 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, male in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Malawi was 2.27 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8986 years in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Malawi ranks 193rd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release