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

Afghanistan
0.6608 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Malawi
0.6006 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
146th
Malawi rank
148th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.6608 units per square kilometre against 0.6006 units per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0602 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 146th and Malawi ranks 148th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0239 units per square kilometre 0.0213 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0304 units per square kilometre 0.0319 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0481 units per square kilometre 0.0108 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0413 units per square kilometre 0.0559 units per square kilometre 0.0146 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.3736 units per square kilometre 0.2388 units per square kilometre 0.1348 units per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 0.6608 units per square kilometre 0.4977 units per square kilometre 0.1631 units per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 0.6608 units per square kilometre against 0.6006 units per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.0602 units per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Afghanistan ranks 146th and Malawi ranks 148th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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