School enrollment, tertiary in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, tertiary was 2.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Malawi, 1973–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2022, school enrollment, tertiary in Malawi stood at 2.7%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 222.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Malawi peaked at 2.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
That places Malawi 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Malawi?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Malawi was 2.7% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.