Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Malawi or Niger?

Malawi, at 37,554 number against 36,099 number in Niger as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Malawi and Niger?

1,455 number, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?

12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Niger: Teachers in primary education, female

Malawi

37,554 number

in 2019

Niger

36,099 number

in 2019

Malawi rank

76th

Niger rank

77th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Malawi
Niger

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 37,554 number against 36,099 number in Niger, a difference of 1,455 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 76th and Niger ranks 77th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,336 number	3,974 number	12,362 number	Malawi
2000s	15,254 number	15,591 number	336.67 number	Niger
2010s	24,842 number	28,831 number	3,989 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Malawi or Niger?: Malawi, at 37,554 number against 36,099 number in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Malawi and Niger?: 1,455 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Malawi ranks 76th and Niger ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.