Secondary education, teachers in Malawi
Malawi: Secondary education, teachers was 23.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 23.9% for secondary education, teachers in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Malawi peaked at 31.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 180th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.5% | — |
| 2007 | 24.9% | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.9% | 25.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 22.9% | 30.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Malawi?
- Secondary education, teachers in Malawi was 23.9% in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Malawi ranks 180th out of 198 countries with data for 2019.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.