Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi

Malawi: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 37,554 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37,554 number
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
76th
of 196 countries
All-time high
37,554 number
in 2019
All-time low
14,231 number
in 2007
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1999200920191999: 16.3k number2007: 14.2k number2008: 15.6k number2009: 15.9k number2010: 17.3k number2011: 18.9k number2012: 20.0k number2013: 22.8k number2014: 23.5k number2015: 25.4k number2016: 28.0k number2017: 30.7k number2018: 33.3k number2019: 37.6k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 37,554 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 37,554 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,231 number, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 76th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 16,336 number
2007 14,231 number -12.9%
2008 15,647 number +10.0%
2009 15,884 number +1.5%
2010 17,262 number +8.7%
2011 18,890 number +9.4%
2012 19,959 number +5.7%
2013 22,818 number +14.3%
2014 23,537 number +3.2%
2015 25,390 number +7.9%
2016 28,035 number +10.4%
2017 30,681 number +9.4%
2018 33,326 number +8.6%
2019 37,554 number +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,336 number 16,336 number 16,336 number 1
2000s 15,254 number 14,231 number 15,884 number 3
2010s 25,745 number 17,262 number 37,554 number 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 73 Burkina Faso 39,386 number compare
  2. 74 Norway 39,258 number compare
  3. 75 Azerbaijan 37,936 number compare
  4. 77 Niger 36,099 number compare
  5. 78 Lebanon 36,063 number compare
  6. 79 Hungary 35,387 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malawi was 37,554 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 37,554 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 14,231 number in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.