Malawi vs Mozambique: Share of the population with tertiary education

Malawi
0.2%
in 2020
Mozambique
0.5%
in 2020
Malawi rank
111th
Mozambique rank
109th

Share of the population with tertiary education over time

  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.5% against 0.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 2.5 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.

Malawi ranks 111th and Mozambique ranks 109th of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mozambique Difference Ahead
1870s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1880s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1890s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1950s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Mozambique
1960s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Mozambique
1970s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Malawi
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% Malawi
1990s 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% Malawi
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
2010s 0.3% 0.6% 0.2% Mozambique
2020s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Malawi or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.5% against 0.2% in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Malawi and Mozambique?
0.3%, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
Malawi ranks 111th and Mozambique ranks 109th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of the population with tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.