Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Malawi
Malawi: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 49 in 2010. β Volatile
Latest (2010)
49
World rank
128th
of 142 countries
All-time high
49
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 1999
Years of data
8
1999β2010
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Malawi, 1999β2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 49 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Malawi peaked at 49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1999.
That places Malawi 128th out of 142 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010s | 49 | 49 | 49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 125 Mali 55
- 126 Guinea 53
- 126 Liechtenstein, Principality of 53 compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 43
- 130 Burundi 41 compare
- 131 El Salvador 36 compare
More education data for Malawi
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Malawi?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Malawi was 49 in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Malawi ranks 128th out of 142 countries with data for 2010.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release