Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malawi
Malawi: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 77.8% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malawi, 2007–2013
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 77.8% for trained teachers in secondary education, female in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Malawi ranks 72nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.8% | — |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 73.5% | 77.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malawi?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malawi was 77.8% in 2013, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2008.
- How does Malawi rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Malawi ranks 72nd out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.