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

Malawi
0.0044 units per person
in 2024
Uganda
0.0045 units per person
in 2014
Malawi rank
184th
Uganda rank
182nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0045 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 184th and Uganda ranks 182nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person Uganda
1980s 0.0004 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0003 units per person Uganda
1990s 0.0005 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0009 units per person Uganda
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0026 units per person Uganda
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0029 units per person Uganda

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 Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0045 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Malawi as of 2014.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0001 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2014.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malawi ranks 184th and Uganda ranks 182nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.