School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.6239 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi, 1980–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi stood at 0.6239 GPI. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.6239 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2504 GPI, in 1989.
That places Malawi 156th out of 177 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3582 GPI | — |
| 1981 | 0.3828 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3225 GPI | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3201 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2915 GPI | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2954 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3054 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.341 GPI | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.327 GPI | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2504 GPI | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.359 GPI | +43.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3564 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3642 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3186 GPI | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3704 GPI | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4186 GPI | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4307 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3763 GPI | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3758 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4051 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5345 GPI | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5331 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4928 GPI | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4916 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.589 GPI | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6239 GPI | +5.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.6239 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.6239 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3194 GPI | 0.2504 GPI | 0.3828 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3743 GPI | 0.3186 GPI | 0.4307 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4721 GPI | 0.3758 GPI | 0.5345 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6065 GPI | 0.589 GPI | 0.6239 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6567 GPI compare
- 154 Lebanon 0.6473 GPI compare
- 155 Liberia 0.6246 GPI compare
- 157 Liechtenstein 0.6234 GPI compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.6117 GPI compare
- 159 Burundi 0.608 GPI compare
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malawi was 0.6239 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6239 GPI in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2504 GPI in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 156th out of 177 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.