Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Malawi
154
in 2010
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
135,779
in 2021
Malawi rank
127th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
127th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820092021

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 135,779 against 154 in Malawi, a difference of 135,625.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 881.7 times Malawi's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 127th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 127th of 143 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0 25,877 25,877 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 0 41,249 41,249 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 154 56,621 56,467 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 135,779 against 154 in Malawi as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
135,625, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Malawi ranks 127th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 127th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
359 places, 7,935 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release