Malawi vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Malawi
25.6%
in 2011
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
39.4%
in 2024
Malawi rank
143rd
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 39.4% against 25.6% in Malawi, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.5 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 (excluding High Income) ahead.
Malawi ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 28.1% | 2.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 29.7% | 1.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 31.6% | 3.7% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
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 (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), at 39.4% 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 (excluding High Income)?
- 13.8%, with WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
- How do Malawi and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Malawi ranks 143rd and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release