Eswatini vs Malawi: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Eswatini
4,104 number
in 2013
Malawi
4,779 number
in 2011
Eswatini rank
157th
Malawi rank
155th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Eswatini
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,779 number against 4,104 number in Eswatini, a difference of 675 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 157th and Malawi ranks 155th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 711 number 672 number 39 number Eswatini
1990s 1,882 number 1,265 number 616.67 number Eswatini
2000s 2,898 number 1,705 number 1,193 number Eswatini
2010s 4,503 number 4,779 number 276 number Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Eswatini or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4,779 number against 4,104 number in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Eswatini and Malawi?
675 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Eswatini ranks 157th and Malawi ranks 155th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.