Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female

Malawi
25.6%
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
40.3%
in 2024
Malawi rank
143rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank
141st

Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time

  • Malawi
  • WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
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How they compare

WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan currently reports 40.3% against 25.6% in Malawi, a difference of 14.7%.

That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.

Malawi ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 25.3% 30.3% 4.9% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan
2000s 31.6% 31.3% 0.2% Malawi
2010s 27.8% 33.0% 5.1% WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Malawi or WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan, at 40.3% against 25.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
14.7%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
Malawi ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan ranks 141st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
393 places, 12,643 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release