Primary education, teachers in Malawi
Malawi: Primary education, teachers was 47.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Malawi stood at 47.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Malawi peaked at 55.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2007.
Malawi ranks 176th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 37.8% | 39.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.9% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.7% | 55.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 87,834 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 137.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Malawi?
- Primary education, teachers in Malawi was 47.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2007.
- How does Malawi rank for primary education, teachers?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.