School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi
Malawi: School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 209 countries
All-time high
1.04
in 2021
All-time low
0.5972
in 1972
Years of data
50
1972–2024
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi, 1972–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi stood at 1.02.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi peaked at 1.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5972, in 1972.
That places Malawi 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.5972 | — |
| 1973 | 0.6095 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6373 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6472 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6654 | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6871 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7022 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7091 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7189 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7402 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7574 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7744 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.783 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7846 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8068 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8244 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8392 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.8408 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8418 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8502 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8542 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.925 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9441 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.898 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9006 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9318 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.941 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9412 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9318 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9828 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9807 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9899 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.986 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9798 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9971 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9991 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9958 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9951 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9952 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9866 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6569 | 0.5972 | 0.7091 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.787 | 0.7189 | 0.8408 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8932 | 0.8418 | 0.9441 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9689 | 0.9318 | 0.9899 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9982 | 0.9866 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi?
- School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi in Malawi was 1.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5972 in 1972.
- How does Malawi rank for school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School life expectancy primary gender parity index gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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