Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: School life expectancy, secondary, female

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.16 years
in 2015
Malawi
2.02 years
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
183rd
Malawi rank
185th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.16 years against 2.02 years in Malawi, a difference of 0.14 years.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd and Malawi ranks 185th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5418 years 0.436 years 0.1058 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.8465 years 0.6603 years 0.1863 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 1.08 years 0.9462 years 0.1353 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1.67 years 1.73 years 0.0636 years Malawi
2010s 2 years 2.14 years 0.1433 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Democratic Republic of Congo or Malawi?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.16 years against 2.02 years in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
0.14 years, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi?
28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 183rd and Malawi ranks 185th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.