School enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 2.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi, 1980–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi is 2.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 236.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi peaked at 2.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.
Malawi ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 180 Suriname 3.0% compare
- 181 Eritrea 2.6% compare
- 182 Chad 2.5% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 1.5% compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 1.4% compare
- 186 Sierra Leone 1.1% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Malawi was 2.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
- How does Malawi rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Malawi ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.