Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi

Malawi: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 45,877 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45,877 number
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
37th
of 196 countries
All-time high
45,877 number
in 2019
All-time low
23,444 number
in 2007
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999200920191999: 24.5k number2007: 23.4k number2008: 25.1k number2009: 24.4k number2010: 25.8k number2011: 28.0k number2012: 29.8k number2013: 34.3k number2014: 32.7k number2015: 35.1k number2016: 37.5k number2017: 39.9k number2018: 42.4k number2019: 45.9k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 45,877 number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 45,877 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23,444 number, in 2007.

Malawi ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 24,500 number —
2007 23,444 number -4.3%
2008 25,140 number +7.2%
2009 24,400 number -2.9%
2010 25,848 number +5.9%
2011 27,962 number +8.2%
2012 29,816 number +6.6%
2013 34,330 number +15.1%
2014 32,728 number -4.7%
2015 35,098 number +7.2%
2016 37,522 number +6.9%
2017 39,947 number +6.5%
2018 42,371 number +6.1%
2019 45,877 number +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,500 number 24,500 number 24,500 number 1
2000s 24,328 number 23,444 number 25,140 number 3
2010s 35,150 number 25,848 number 45,877 number 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 34 South Africa 52,784 number compare
  2. 35 Angola 50,617 number compare
  3. 36 Poland 48,155 number compare
  4. 38 Canada 45,037 number
  5. 39 Mali 44,735 number compare
  6. 40 Senegal 43,978 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malawi was 45,877 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 45,877 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23,444 number in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.