School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malawi
Malawi: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) 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.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +58.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -52.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +207.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +45.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +17.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +207.9% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
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.