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

South Africa, at 52,784 number against 45,877 number in Malawi as of 2015.

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

6,907 number, with South Africa ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

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 South Africa: Teachers in primary education, male

Malawi

45,877 number

in 2019

South Africa

52,784 number

in 2015

Malawi rank

37th

South Africa rank

34th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Malawi
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 52,784 number against 45,877 number in Malawi, a difference of 6,907 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th of 196 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	24,500 number	48,270 number	23,770 number	South Africa
2000s	24,328 number	50,445 number	26,117 number	South Africa
2010s	30,964 number	48,541 number	17,577 number	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malawi or South Africa?: South Africa, at 52,784 number against 45,877 number in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malawi and South Africa?: 6,907 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Malawi ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 34th 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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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: 21 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/