Subnational HDI (v10.1)
Mean years schooling
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 4.413 | 4.485 | 5.245 | 5.370 | 5.699 | 8.736 | 8.753 | 8.943 | 9.133 | 9.323 | 8.900 | 9.224 | 9.269 | 8.996 | 8.724 | 8.603 | 8.671 | 8.535 | 8.672 | 8.808 | 8.944 | 8.986 | 8.912 | 8.839 | 8.766 | 8.692 | 8.619 | 8.546 | 8.472 | 8.399 | 8.326 | 8.252 | 8.252 | 8.252 |
| Blantyre | 7.896 | 8.025 | 9.384 | 9.625 | 10.23 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 14.28 | 13.27 | 13.18 | 13.38 | 13.25 | 13.55 | 13.84 | 14.14 | 14.00 | 13.69 | 13.40 | 13.11 | 12.84 | 12.57 | 12.46 | 12.35 | 12.23 | 12.12 | 12.02 | 12.02 | 12.02 |
| Kasungu | 5.417 | 5.505 | 6.437 | 6.562 | 6.934 | 10.59 | 10.57 | 10.76 | 10.95 | 11.14 | 10.60 | 10.60 | 10.30 | 9.667 | 9.075 | 9.052 | 9.223 | 9.172 | 9.409 | 9.646 | 9.881 | 9.864 | 9.723 | 9.586 | 9.452 | 9.321 | 9.192 | 9.212 | 9.227 | 9.237 | 9.243 | 9.161 | 9.161 | 9.161 |
| Lilongwe | 4.310 | 4.380 | 5.122 | 5.340 | 5.761 | 8.970 | 9.118 | 9.442 | 9.765 | 10.09 | 9.737 | 10.26 | 10.47 | 10.31 | 10.13 | 9.864 | 9.820 | 9.551 | 9.592 | 9.633 | 9.675 | 9.962 | 10.11 | 10.25 | 10.37 | 10.48 | 10.58 | 10.13 | 9.703 | 9.292 | 8.899 | 8.820 | 8.820 | 8.820 |
| Machinga | 2.657 | 2.700 | 3.157 | 3.240 | 3.444 | 5.290 | 5.309 | 5.433 | 5.557 | 5.681 | 5.431 | 5.691 | 5.779 | 5.663 | 5.540 | 5.670 | 5.914 | 6.010 | 6.289 | 6.567 | 6.844 | 6.707 | 6.492 | 6.286 | 6.089 | 5.900 | 5.719 | 5.897 | 6.063 | 6.218 | 6.362 | 6.306 | 6.306 | 6.306 |
| Mangochi | 2.258 | 2.295 | 2.684 | 2.782 | 2.986 | 4.627 | 4.683 | 4.830 | 4.976 | 5.122 | 4.928 | 5.200 | 5.312 | 5.234 | 5.147 | 5.148 | 5.258 | 5.241 | 5.388 | 5.535 | 5.681 | 5.697 | 5.640 | 5.583 | 5.527 | 5.472 | 5.417 | 5.436 | 5.452 | 5.464 | 5.474 | 5.426 | 5.426 | 5.426 |
| Mulanje | 3.011 | 3.060 | 3.578 | 3.760 | 4.086 | 6.404 | 6.548 | 6.818 | 7.087 | 7.354 | 7.129 | 7.514 | 7.670 | 7.552 | 7.421 | 7.303 | 7.345 | 7.216 | 7.317 | 7.418 | 7.519 | 7.579 | 7.541 | 7.502 | 7.461 | 7.419 | 7.376 | 7.433 | 7.483 | 7.527 | 7.566 | 7.499 | 7.499 | 7.499 |
| Mzimba | 7.350 | 7.470 | 8.735 | 8.732 | 9.053 | 13.57 | 13.31 | 13.31 | 13.32 | 13.33 | 12.49 | 12.91 | 12.94 | 12.52 | 12.11 | 11.73 | 11.61 | 11.22 | 11.21 | 11.19 | 11.18 | 11.26 | 11.20 | 11.14 | 11.08 | 11.01 | 10.95 | 10.80 | 10.66 | 10.52 | 10.39 | 10.30 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 3.985 | 4.050 | 4.736 | 4.791 | 5.025 | 7.618 | 7.553 | 7.639 | 7.726 | 7.813 | 7.393 | 7.598 | 7.576 | 7.299 | 7.029 | 6.971 | 7.063 | 6.988 | 7.134 | 7.280 | 7.425 | 7.499 | 7.476 | 7.450 | 7.422 | 7.392 | 7.360 | 7.301 | 7.241 | 7.182 | 7.122 | 7.059 | 7.059 | 7.059 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 6.361 | 6.465 | 7.560 | 7.789 | 8.312 | 12.81 | 12.90 | 13.24 | 13.59 | 13.93 | 13.35 | 13.56 | 13.37 | 12.74 | 12.14 | 11.87 | 11.87 | 11.59 | 11.69 | 11.79 | 11.89 | 11.85 | 11.67 | 11.50 | 11.32 | 11.16 | 10.99 | 10.80 | 10.62 | 10.44 | 10.26 | 10.17 | 10.17 | 10.17 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 3.646 | 3.705 | 4.332 | 4.412 | 4.657 | 7.103 | 7.083 | 7.204 | 7.325 | 7.447 | 7.082 | 7.413 | 7.518 | 7.360 | 7.194 | 7.140 | 7.240 | 7.168 | 7.323 | 7.477 | 7.631 | 7.634 | 7.541 | 7.450 | 7.360 | 7.272 | 7.185 | 7.305 | 7.415 | 7.516 | 7.609 | 7.542 | 7.542 | 7.542 |
| Salima | 3.350 | 3.405 | 3.982 | 4.144 | 4.464 | 6.939 | 7.044 | 7.285 | 7.525 | 7.765 | 7.488 | 7.550 | 7.390 | 6.992 | 6.615 | 6.675 | 6.873 | 6.902 | 7.146 | 7.389 | 7.631 | 7.352 | 6.993 | 6.651 | 6.325 | 6.015 | 5.719 | 6.049 | 6.358 | 6.648 | 6.921 | 6.860 | 6.860 | 6.860 |
| Thyolo | 4.413 | 4.485 | 5.245 | 5.233 | 5.416 | 8.104 | 7.931 | 7.921 | 7.913 | 7.906 | 7.393 | 7.712 | 7.798 | 7.612 | 7.421 | 7.489 | 7.713 | 7.747 | 8.022 | 8.296 | 8.569 | 8.479 | 8.286 | 8.101 | 7.922 | 7.750 | 7.583 | 7.530 | 7.475 | 7.421 | 7.365 | 7.301 | 7.301 | 7.301 |
| Zomba | 4.546 | 4.620 | 5.402 | 5.344 | 5.483 | 8.134 | 7.892 | 7.814 | 7.738 | 7.665 | 7.106 | 8.000 | 8.639 | 8.931 | 9.158 | 9.022 | 9.085 | 8.934 | 9.069 | 9.203 | 9.338 | 9.311 | 9.169 | 9.030 | 8.895 | 8.763 | 8.635 | 8.724 | 8.804 | 8.877 | 8.942 | 8.863 | 8.863 | 8.863 |