Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.9063 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1999β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.9063 units per square kilometre for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.9063 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3996 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Malawi 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4331 units per square kilometre | 0.4331 units per square kilometre | 0.4331 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4198 units per square kilometre | 0.3996 units per square kilometre | 0.4326 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.697 units per square kilometre | 0.5109 units per square kilometre | 0.8849 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8946 units per square kilometre | 0.8807 units per square kilometre | 0.9063 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 62 Nigeria 1 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Guatemala 0.9651 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Kiribati 0.916 units per square kilometre compare
- 66 Andorra, Principality of 0.8894 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Costa Rica 0.8598 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Italy 0.8479 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.9063 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9063 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3996 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 65th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.