Tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi
Malawi: Tertiary education, academic staff was 25.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi, 1999–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 25.6% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2011.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi peaked at 33.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 141st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.3% | — |
| 2000 | 25.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 25.3% | 33.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.6% | 30.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 139.02 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Malawi was 25.6% in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Malawi ranks 141st out of 170 countries with data for 2011.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.