Malawi vs SDG: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Malawi
94,991
in 2024
SDG: Least Developed Countries
12.39 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
119th
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
116th

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

  • Malawi
  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019972024

How they compare

SDG: Least Developed Countries currently reports 12.39 million against 94,991 in Malawi, a difference of 12.30 million.

That makes SDG: Least Developed Countries's figure about 130.5 times Malawi's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, SDG: Least Developed Countries has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 119th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 116th of 200 countries.

SDG: Least Developed Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi SDG: Least Developed Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 2,009 620,618 618,609 SDG: Least Developed Countries
1980s 2,965 1.10 million 1.10 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
1990s 4,755 1.64 million 1.63 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2000s 6,619 3.65 million 3.64 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2010s 20,867 8.50 million 8.48 million SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 64,560 11.75 million 11.68 million SDG: Least Developed Countries

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 SDG: Least Developed Countries?
SDG: Least Developed Countries, at 12.39 million against 94,991 in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malawi and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
12.30 million, with SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Least Developed Countries?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Malawi and SDG: Least Developed Countries rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malawi ranks 119th and SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 116th 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.