Least developed countries: UN classification vs Malawi: School life expectancy, primary, male
School life expectancy, primary, male over time
- Least developed countries: UN classification
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.8 years against 6.46 years in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 2.34 years.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Least developed countries: UN classification ahead.
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Least developed countries: UN classification averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries: UN classification | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.18 years | 4.08 years | 0.0987 years | Least developed countries: UN classification |
| 1980s | 4.53 years | 4.24 years | 0.2877 years | Least developed countries: UN classification |
| 1990s | 4.54 years | 7.13 years | 2.6 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.83 years | 8.33 years | 2.5 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.42 years | 8.82 years | 2.4 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Least developed countries: UN classification or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 8.8 years against 6.46 years in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Least developed countries: UN classification and Malawi?
- 2.34 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries: UN classification and Malawi?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
- How do Least developed countries: UN classification and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 5th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, male (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 level 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.