Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 37,554 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malawi, 1999–2019
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malawi, year by year
| 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% |
| 2018 | 33,326 number | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 37,554 number | +12.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 37,554 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 25,934 number, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 37,554 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- 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)
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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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.