Ireland vs Malawi: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Ireland
1.02 index
in 2022
Malawi
1.02 index
in 2024
Ireland rank
28th
Malawi rank
30th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Ireland
- Malawi
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Malawi, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9938 index | 0.9724 index | 0.0214 index | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9967 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0015 index | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 0.0114 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, Ireland or Malawi?
- Ireland, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Ireland and Malawi?
- 0 index, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malawi?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Malawi rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ireland ranks 28th 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.