Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi
Malawi: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 72.31 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi is 72.31, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 90.8% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi peaked at 72.31 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.9, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.81 | 59.81 | 59.81 | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.49 | 38.49 | 38.49 | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.43 | 37.9 | 72.31 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 2 Ethiopia 40.35 compare
- 3 Guinea-Bissau 37.28 compare
- 4 Mozambique 36.54 compare
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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Malawi was 72.31 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 72.31 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9 in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.