Lesotho vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 10.74 years against 10.66 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.08 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 17th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.27 years | 9.85 years | 1.58 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.1 years | 9.58 years | 0.5136 years | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 10.7 years | 10.81 years | 0.1024 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Lesotho, at 10.74 years against 10.66 years in Malawi as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.08 years, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 17th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.