Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Malawi

Malawi: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 was 7.7 in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
7.7
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
80th
of 89 countries
All-time high
7.7
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Malawi, 1997–2016

024681997200620161997: 02004: 5.92010: 6.52013: 7.32016: 7.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 7.7 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Malawi peaked at 7.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1997.

Malawi ranks 80th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 0 0 1
2000s 5.95 5.95 5.95 1
2010s 7.19 6.52 7.7 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 77 Guatemala 8.33 compare
  2. 78 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 8.08 compare
  3. 79 Nepal 8.07 compare
  4. 81 Ethiopia 7.63 compare
  5. 82 Tanzania 7.41 compare
  6. 83 Uganda 7.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Malawi?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Malawi was 7.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24?
Malawi ranks 80th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,218 data points, 1970–2021
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