Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 897 number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malawi, 1973–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 897 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2011. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in Malawi peaked at 897 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 200 number, in 1978.
Malawi ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 240 number | — |
| 1974 | 232 number | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 259 number | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 232 number | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 206 number | -11.2% |
| 1978 | 200 number | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 250 number | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 271 number | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 256 number | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 397 number | +55.1% |
| 1983 | 391 number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 326 number | -16.6% |
| 1985 | 360 number | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 427 number | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 406 number | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 327 number | -19.5% |
| 1990 | 382 number | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 447 number | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 533 number | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 531 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 509 number | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 605 number | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 589 number | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 597 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 654 number | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 773 number | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 771 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 840 number | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 861 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 886 number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 897 number | +1.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 897 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,484 number, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 897 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,412 number, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 231.29 number | 200 number | 259 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 351.22 number | 256 number | 427 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 480.4 number | 382 number | 533 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 711.25 number | 589 number | 861 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 891.5 number | 886 number | 897 number | 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 in Malawi?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malawi was 897 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 897 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 number in 1978.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.