Malawi vs WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes
Malawi
2.7%
in 2022
WB: Low Income (july 2025)
9.3%
in 2021
Malawi rank
189th
WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank
190th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- WB: Low Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Low Income (july 2025) currently reports 9.3% against 2.7% in Malawi, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes WB: Low Income (july 2025)'s figure about 3.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, WB: Low Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 189th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Low Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 4.3% | 3.9% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 5.0% | 4.6% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 4.6% | 4.1% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 8.5% | 7.4% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 9.2% | 6.8% | WB: Low Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Malawi or WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025), at 9.3% against 2.7% in Malawi as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Malawi and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 6.6%, with WB: Low Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 189th and WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 190th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release