Malawi vs Marshall Islands: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Malawi
1.02 index
in 2024
Marshall Islands
1.02 index
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Marshall Islands rank
32nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Malawi
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0 index.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 30th and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9318 index | 0.9839 index | 0.052 index | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.9768 index | 1.02 index | 0.0406 index | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.005 index | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 0.9906 index | 0.032 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, Malawi or Marshall Islands?
- Malawi, at 1.02 index against 1.02 index in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Malawi and Marshall Islands?
- 0 index, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Marshall Islands?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Marshall Islands rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 30th and Marshall Islands ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – 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.