Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malawi or Mali?

Malawi, at 45,877 number against 44,735 number in Mali as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malawi and Mali?

1,142 number, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Mali: Teachers in primary education, male

Malawi

45,877 number

in 2019

Mali

44,735 number

in 2018

Malawi rank

37th

Mali rank

39th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 45,877 number against 44,735 number in Mali, a difference of 1,142 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and Mali ranks 39th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,500 number	11,925 number	12,575 number	Malawi
2000s	24,328 number	26,171 number	1,843 number	Mali
2010s	33,056 number	35,574 number	2,518 number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malawi or Mali?: Malawi, at 45,877 number against 44,735 number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malawi and Mali?: 1,142 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Malawi ranks 37th and Mali ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/