Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malawi
Malawi: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 230 number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malawi, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 230 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malawi peaked at 289 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 129 number, in 1999.
That places Malawi 134th out of 159 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129 number | 129 number | 129 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 236 number | 153 number | 289 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 248 number | 230 number | 266 number | 2 |
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More education data for Malawi
- 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 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.59 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malawi?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malawi was 230 number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 289 number in 2007.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 number in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Malawi ranks 134th out of 159 countries with data for 2011.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.