Congo vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Congo
10.88 years
in 2012
Malawi
10.99 years
in 2011
Congo rank
142nd
Malawi rank
139th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 10.99 years against 10.88 years in Congo, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 142nd and Malawi ranks 139th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 13.89 years 5.64 years 8.25 years Congo
1990s 11.89 years 6.15 years 5.75 years Congo
2000s 9.86 years 11.18 years 1.32 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 10.99 years against 10.88 years in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Congo and Malawi?
0.11 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
10 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2002.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Congo ranks 142nd and Malawi ranks 139th 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, male (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, male (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.