Teachers in primary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in primary education, female was 37,554 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malawi, 1999β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 37,554 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female 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 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,336 number | 16,336 number | 16,336 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 15,254 number | 14,231 number | 15,884 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 24,842 number | 17,262 number | 37,554 number | 8 |
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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 teachers in primary education, female in Malawi?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Malawi was 37,554 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 37,554 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,231 number in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.