Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi is 0.0019 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 172nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 2007 | 0.001 units per person | -29.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per person | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 units per person | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0019 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 169 Bhutan 0.002 units per person compare
- 170 Papua New Guinea 0.0019 units per person compare
- 171 Mozambique 0.0019 units per person compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 0.0018 units per person compare
- 174 Haiti 0.0018 units per person
- 175 Ghana 0.0018 units per person compare
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 0.0019 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 172nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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)
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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.