Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 46,483 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 46,483 for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 46,483 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,444, in 2007.
That places Malawi 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24,500 | — |
| 2007 | 23,444 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25,140 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 24,400 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 28,882 | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 31,650 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 34,006 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 39,073 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 39,057 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 41,408 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 38,453 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 40,619 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 42,371 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 45,877 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 37,393 | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 45,636 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 45,902 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 46,055 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46,483 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,500 | 24,500 | 24,500 | 1 |
| 2000s | 24,328 | 23,444 | 25,140 | 3 |
| 2010s | 38,140 | 28,882 | 45,877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,294 | 37,393 | 46,483 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 41,351 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 40,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.25 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 54,184 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi was 46,483 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 46,483 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,444 in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 41st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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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- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 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.