Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps was 897 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Malawi, 1973–2011
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2011, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Malawi stood at 897. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Malawi peaked at 897 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1978.
Malawi ranks 146th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 240 | — |
| 1974 | 232 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 259 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 232 | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 206 | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 200 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 250 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 271 | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 256 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 397 | +55.1% |
| 1983 | 391 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 326 | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 360 | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 427 | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 406 | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 366.5 | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 327 | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 382 | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 398.25 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 414.5 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 430.75 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 447 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 533 | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 531 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 523.67 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 516.33 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 509 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 605 | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 589 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 597 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 654 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 773 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 771 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 840 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 861 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 869.33 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 877.67 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 886 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 897 | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes … gaps in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +55.1% | 256 | 397 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 231.29 | 200 | 259 | 7 |
| 1980s | 352.75 | 256 | 427 | 10 |
| 1990s | 468.55 | 382 | 533 | 10 |
| 2000s | 743.7 | 589 | 877.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 891.5 | 886 | 897 | 2 |
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Malawi?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps in Malawi was 897 in 2011, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 897 in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1978.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps?
- Malawi ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. 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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 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.
Computed from
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) with 737 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.