School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.0412 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi, 1973–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi stood at 0.0412 years. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 0.0412 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.016 years, in 1999.
That places Malawi 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0216 years | 0.0196 years | 0.0234 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0234 years | 0.0226 years | 0.0237 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0271 years | 0.016 years | 0.0301 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 years | 0.0176 years | 0.0256 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 years | 0.0363 years | 0.0412 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 180 Sierra Leone 0.0979 years compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.0889 years compare
- 182 Haiti 0.0527 years compare
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, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Malawi was 0.0412 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0412 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 years in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.