Afghanistan vs Malawi: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Afghanistan
54.03 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Malawi
54.32 pupils per teacher
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Malawi rank
10th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 54.32 pupils per teacher against 54.03 pupils per teacher in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.29 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 10th of 113 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.97 pupils per teacher | 76.45 pupils per teacher | 15.48 pupils per teacher | Malawi |
| 2020s | 54.03 pupils per teacher | 54.32 pupils per teacher | 0.2976 pupils per teacher | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 54.32 pupils per teacher against 54.03 pupils per teacher in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.29 pupils per teacher, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 10th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.