Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Malawi
Malawi: Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted was 0.7338 UIS estimate in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malawi, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.7338 UIS estimate for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malawi peaked at 0.7338 UIS estimate in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5263 UIS estimate, in 2012.
Malawi ranks 135th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries adjusted in Malawi, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.5263 UIS estimate | — |
| 2013 | 0.5443 UIS estimate | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5679 UIS estimate | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5824 UIS estimate | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5592 UIS estimate | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5591 UIS estimate | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6087 UIS estimate | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5819 UIS estimate | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5932 UIS estimate | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5944 UIS estimate | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6503 UIS estimate | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7338 UIS estimate | +12.8% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.7338 UIS estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5488 UIS estimate, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.7338 UIS estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6694 UIS estimate, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5662 UIS estimate | 0.5263 UIS estimate | 0.6087 UIS estimate | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6429 UIS estimate | 0.5932 UIS estimate | 0.7338 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malawi?
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in Malawi was 0.7338 UIS estimate in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7338 UIS estimate in 2023.
- What is the lowest mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5263 UIS estimate in 2012.
- How does Malawi rank for mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying?
- Malawi ranks 135th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release