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

Malawi
10.99 years
in 2011
Uganda
11.23 years
in 2004
Malawi rank
139th
Uganda rank
137th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 11.23 years against 10.99 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.24 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 137th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 5.75 years 6.03 years 0.2747 years Uganda
1990s 6.99 years 6.19 years 0.7972 years Malawi
2000s 10.21 years 11.23 years 1.01 years Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 11.23 years against 10.99 years in Malawi as of 2004.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Malawi and Uganda?
0.24 years, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2004.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Malawi ranks 139th and Uganda ranks 137th 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.