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Tertiary education enrollment — Malawi

Tertiary education enrollment in Malawi in 2022 — 2.7%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 126. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 2.2 pp.

2022 2.7% +0.3 pp vs 2021
World rank 126of 126
Period maximum 2.7%2022
Period minimum 0.3%1999

Trend over time

1973–2022 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Malawi, 1973–20220123197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 0.5%1974: 0.5%1975: 0.5%1976: 0.4%1977: 0.4%1978: 0.4%1979: 0.4%1980: 0.5%1981: 0.5%1982: 0.4%1983: 0.4%1984: 0.4%1985: 0.4%1986: 0.4%1987: 0.4%1988: 0.4%1989: 0.4%1990: 0.5%1991: 0.5%1992: 0.5%1993: 0.5%1994: 0.6%1995: 0.6%1996: 0.6%1999: 0.3%2000: 0.3%2001: 0.4%2002: 0.4%2003: 0.4%2004: 0.5%2005: 0.5%2006: 0.5%2007: 0.5%2010: 1.3%2011: 1.6%2012: 0.8%2014: 0.8%2015: 0.8%2018: 1.7%2020: 2.4%2021: 2.4%2022: 2.7%
Change over the period: +2.2 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 2.7%
World 42%
Tertiary education enrollment — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.7 +0.3 pp
2021 2.4 −0 pp
2020 2.4 —
2018 1.7 —
2015 0.8 −0 pp
2014 0.8 —
2012 0.8 −0.7 pp
2011 1.6 +0.3 pp
2010 1.3 —
2007 0.5 −0 pp
2006 0.5 +0 pp
2005 0.5 −0 pp
2004 0.5 +0.1 pp
2003 0.4 +0 pp
2002 0.4 +0 pp
2001 0.4 +0 pp
2000 0.3 +0 pp
1999 0.3 —
1996 0.6 +0 pp
1995 0.6 +0 pp
1994 0.6 +0 pp
1993 0.5 −0 pp
1992 0.5 +0 pp
1991 0.5 +0 pp
1990 0.5 +0.1 pp
1989 0.4 +0 pp
1988 0.4 −0 pp
1987 0.4 +0 pp
1986 0.4 −0 pp
1985 0.4 +0 pp
1984 0.4 −0 pp
1983 0.4 −0 pp
1982 0.4 −0 pp
1981 0.5 −0 pp
1980 0.5 +0 pp
1979 0.4 +0 pp
1978 0.4 −0 pp
1977 0.4 +0 pp
1976 0.4 −0.1 pp
1975 0.5 +0 pp
1974 0.5 +0 pp
1973 0.5 —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 44.2 SC Seychelles 13.9 RW Rwanda 7.4 MG Madagascar 5.9 TZ Tanzania 5.3 MW Malawi 2.7
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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