Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi

Malawi: Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of was 1,142.4% in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
1,142.4%
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
1st
of 115 countries
All-time high
2,489.8%
in 1999
All-time low
1,142.4%
in 2011
Years of data
5
1999–2011

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi, 1999–2011

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1999200520111999: 2.5k2000: 2.5k2001: 1.9k2010: 1.4k2011: 1.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi is 1,142.4%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi peaked at 2,489.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,142.4%, in 2011.

Malawi ranks 1st of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Malawi, 1999 to 2011.
Year Value Change
1999 2,489.8%
2000 2,487.1% -0.1%
2001 1,857.0% -25.3%
2010 1,414.1% -23.9%
2011 1,142.4% -19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,489.8% 2,489.8% 2,489.8% 1
2000s 2,172.1% 1,857.0% 2,487.1% 2
2010s 1,278.2% 1,142.4% 1,414.1% 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Burundi 377.0% compare
  2. 3 Burkina Faso 298.5% compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 266.2% compare

See the full ranking of 115 places →

More reference data data for Malawi

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi?
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi was 1,142.4% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 2,489.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 1,142.4% in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 115 countries with data for 2011.
Is initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-tertiary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/initial-government-funding-per-tertiary-student-as-a-percentage-of-gdp-per-capita/malawi/">Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of in Malawi</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,387 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/