Education Facilities in Malawi from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data exports for Malawi contain education facilities tagged via `amenity` or `building` keys. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) provides this data, which includes schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map school access and proximity based on geospatial point locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of facilities.
• Analyze the completeness of education infrastructure mapping in urban versus remote areas.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, KML, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via OpenStreetMap tags.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 20:54:31.592854

Geography

Malawi