Tertiary school enrollment in Malawi: 2.7% (College and university enrollment, 2022). Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Malawi: 2.7% in 2022. In 2010 it was 1.3%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2022
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Malawi for each year from 2010 to 2022, 9 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % gross. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2022 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2022, Malawi's college and university enrollment rose from 1.3% to 2.7%, a rise of 1.4 percentage points.
- The highest value in this period was 2.7% in 2022; the lowest was 0.8% in 2015.
- Recently, the figure has moved up and down over the last three years (2021: 2.4%; 2022: 2.7%).
- That is 39.3 percentage points below the world figure of 42.0%.
- In Eastern Africa, Malawi has the 9th-highest value of 9 countries with recent data; the highest is Mauritius (45.8%), and the typical (median) value is 7.7%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 1.1% in 2010 to 2014, 1.3% in 2015 to 2019 and 2.5% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 4 of the 8 year-to-year steps and down in 4. The biggest one-year rise came in 2018 (+0.9 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2012 (−0.7 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 0.7 percentage points around its average of 1.6%, a stable pattern.
Malawi and its neighbours
Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) among 9 countries in Eastern Africa with recent data, ranked from highest to lowest.
| Rank in region | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kenya | 10.4% | 2024 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 6 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 7 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 8 | Tanzania | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 9 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 |
Malawi on related measures
- Population: 22.2 million (2025, 60th-highest of 217 countries)
- Population growth (annual %): 2.56% (2025, 23rd-highest of 217 countries)
- Urban population (% of total): 17.6% (2025, 214th-highest of 217 countries)
- Population density (people per sq. km): 223.8 (2023, 62nd-highest of 216 countries)
- Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total): 40.1% (2025, 25th-highest of 217 countries)
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Eastern Africa, where the typical value is 7.7%, Malawi is 5.0 percentage points lower.
About this statistic
Enrollment in universities, colleges and other tertiary education, as a share of the population of the usual age for it. Can exceed 100%. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
For the full definition, caveats and every country ranked, see Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) by country, 2025.
Questions and answers
What is the tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Malawi?
2.7% (College and university enrollment, 2022). Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Malawi: 2.7% in 2022. In 2010 it was 1.3%.
How has college and university enrollment in Malawi changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2022, Malawi's college and university enrollment rose from 1.3% to 2.7%, a rise of 1.4 percentage points. The highest value in this period was 2.7% in 2022; the lowest was 0.8% in 2015.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2010–2022), data updated 8 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. About the data.
Data
| Year | Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2022. Coverage: Malawi.
Enrollment in universities, colleges and other tertiary education, as a share of the population of the usual age for it. Can exceed 100%. A guide to the supply of highly educated workers and to demand for education services.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) by country, 2025
- Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Burundi, 2010–2025
- Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Kenya, 2015–2024
- Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Madagascar, 2010–2023
- Tertiary school enrollment (% gross) in Mauritius, 2010–2024
- GDP of Malawi, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Malawi, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Malawi, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Malawi, 2010–2024
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