Malawi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Malawi
23.9%
in 2019
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Malawi rank
192nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 23.9% in Malawi, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 192nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 31.6% | 0.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 29.5% | 4.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 32.2% | 4.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Malawi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 23.9% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 10.7%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Malawi ranks 192nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release