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

Malawi
0.0044 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0038 units per person
in 2012
Malawi rank
184th
Zambia rank
187th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0044 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 187th of 197 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.001 units per person Zambia
1980s 0.0004 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0012 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.0004 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0018 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.0012 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0027 units per person Zambia

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 Zambia?
Malawi, at 0.0044 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Malawi and Zambia?
0.0006 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Malawi ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 187th 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.