Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.002 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi stood at 0.002 number per person. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.002 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.001 number per person, in 2007.
That places Malawi 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0015 number per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.001 number per person | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 number per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 number per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 number per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 number per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 number per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 number per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 number per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 number per person | +21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 number per person | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0015 number per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 number per person | 0.001 number per person | 0.0011 number per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 number per person | 0.0012 number per person | 0.002 number per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi was 0.002 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 number per person in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.