China vs Malawi: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
China
1.02 index
in 2024
Malawi
1.02 index
in 2024
China rank
33rd
Malawi rank
30th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- China
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was China ahead.
China ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8383 index | 0.6747 index | 0.1636 index | China |
| 1980s | 0.852 index | 0.787 index | 0.0651 index | China |
| 1990s | 0.9354 index | 0.8877 index | 0.0477 index | China |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9767 index | 0.0336 index | China |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0134 index | China |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 0.0051 index | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, China or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between China and Malawi?
- 0 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malawi?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do China and Malawi rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- China ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.