Malawi vs Zimbabwe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Malawi
10.83 years
in 2011
Zimbabwe
11.14 years
in 2013
Malawi rank
137th
Zimbabwe rank
134th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.14 years against 10.83 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.31 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 4.03 years 10.11 years 6.08 years Zimbabwe
1990s 10.27 years 9.89 years 0.3753 years Malawi
2000s 9.93 years 9.92 years 0.0083 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.14 years against 10.83 years in Malawi as of 2013.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.31 years, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2002.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Malawi ranks 137th and Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.