Which has higher primary education, teachers, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 47.8% against 47.1% in Malawi as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

0.7%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Primary education, teachers

Malawi

47.1%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of

47.8%

in 2024

Malawi rank

176th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

173rd

Primary education, teachers over time

Malawi
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 47.8% against 47.1% in Malawi, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Malawi ranks 176th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 173rd of 200 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	40.0%	45.3%	5.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	38.5%	49.4%	10.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	41.7%	51.2%	9.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	47.9%	48.5%	0.6%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Malawi or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 47.8% against 47.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 0.7%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Malawi ranks 176th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit: % female
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.