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Universities in Malawi
Malawi has 6 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1964. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES6
OLDEST1964
FOUNDED 1900+5
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later5 · 83%
Date unknown1 · 17%
Oldest universities in Malawi
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1964University of Malawi
1969Malawi Adventist University
1997Mzuzu University
2004Catholic University of Malawi
2012Malawi University of Science and Technology
—Zomba Theological College
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