Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi
Malawi: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi stood at 47.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi peaked at 55.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2007.
That places Malawi 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.8% | 39.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.7% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.59 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malawi was 47.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.