School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.7387 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7387 GPIA
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
166th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.13 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.2069 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
34
1980–2024
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi stood at 0.7387 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2069 GPIA, in 1989.
Malawi ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3212 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.3384 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2811 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.275 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2472 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2477 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2539 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2851 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2666 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2069 GPIA | -22.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3017 GPIA | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3051 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3183 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2849 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3395 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3932 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4135 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3735 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3695 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3874 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4962 GPIA | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4474 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4442 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5427 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5817 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6396 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7637 GPIA | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +47.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5861 GPIA | -48.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6327 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6542 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6959 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7387 GPIA | +6.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7387 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7387 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2723 GPIA | 0.2069 GPIA | 0.3384 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3412 GPIA | 0.2849 GPIA | 0.4135 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4389 GPIA | 0.3695 GPIA | 0.4962 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7073 GPIA | 0.5427 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6804 GPIA | 0.6327 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 0.7387 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2069 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release