School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.2425 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malawi, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malawi is 0.2425 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 51.6% on the previous year and up 414.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malawi peaked at 0.2425 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0226 years, in 1999.
Malawi ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0356 years | — |
| 1981 | 0.0343 years | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0355 years | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0346 years | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0355 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0359 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0355 years | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0345 years | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0384 years | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0417 years | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.043 years | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 years | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0434 years | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0439 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.043 years | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0427 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0226 years | -47.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0244 years | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 years | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0314 years | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0311 years | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0339 years | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0339 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.047 years | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0523 years | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0517 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0471 years | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 years | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1072 years | +184.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1474 years | +37.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1452 years | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.16 years | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2425 years | +51.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2425 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3978 years, 61% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2425 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +184.9% | 0.0376 years | 0.1072 years |
| 2024 | +51.6% | 0.16 years | 0.2425 years |
| 1999 | -47.1% | 0.0427 years | 0.0226 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0356 years | 0.0343 years | 0.0384 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0404 years | 0.0226 years | 0.0439 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 years | 0.0244 years | 0.0339 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0571 years | 0.0376 years | 0.1072 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1738 years | 0.1452 years | 0.2425 years | 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, male in Malawi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Malawi was 0.2425 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2425 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0226 years in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.7%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release