Malawi vs Mali: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Malawi
94,991
in 2024
Mali
83,150
in 2015
Malawi rank
119th
Mali rank
121st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k197119972024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 94,991 against 83,150 in Mali, a difference of 11,841.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 119th and Mali ranks 121st of 200 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 2,009 3,042 1,033 Mali
1980s 2,965 5,690 2,725 Mali
1990s 4,755 9,526 4,771 Mali
2000s 7,418 41,750 34,332 Mali
2010s 15,722 86,163 70,441 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Malawi or Mali?
Malawi, at 94,991 against 83,150 in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malawi and Mali?
11,841, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malawi ranks 119th and Mali ranks 121st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.