Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi

Malawi: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.4866 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4866 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
29th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.4866 number per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.2487 number per square kilometre
in 2007
Years of data
12
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1999–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51999200920191999: 0.26 number per square kilometre2007: 0.249 number per square kilometre2008: 0.267 number per square kilometre2009: 0.259 number per square kilometre2010: 0.274 number per square kilometre2011: 0.297 number per square kilometre2012: 0.316 number per square kilometre2013: 0.364 number per square kilometre2014: 0.347 number per square kilometre2015: 0.372 number per square kilometre2018: 0.449 number per square kilometre2019: 0.487 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi is 0.4866 number per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.4866 number per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2487 number per square kilometre, in 2007.

That places Malawi 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1999 0.2599 number per square kilometre —
2007 0.2487 number per square kilometre -4.3%
2008 0.2667 number per square kilometre +7.2%
2009 0.2588 number per square kilometre -2.9%
2010 0.2742 number per square kilometre +5.9%
2011 0.2966 number per square kilometre +8.2%
2012 0.3162 number per square kilometre +6.6%
2013 0.3641 number per square kilometre +15.1%
2014 0.3471 number per square kilometre -4.7%
2015 0.3723 number per square kilometre +7.2%
2018 0.4494 number per square kilometre +20.7%
2019 0.4866 number per square kilometre +8.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.4866 number per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1494 number per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.4866 number per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1469 number per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2599 number per square kilometre 0.2599 number per square kilometre 0.2599 number per square kilometre 1
2000s 0.258 number per square kilometre 0.2487 number per square kilometre 0.2667 number per square kilometre 3
2010s 0.3633 number per square kilometre 0.2742 number per square kilometre 0.4866 number per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Mauritius 0.5598 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 Aruba 0.5167 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 Israel 0.512 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 Sierra Leone 0.4635 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Lebanon 0.4435 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Luxembourg 0.442 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.4866 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.4866 number per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2487 number per square kilometre in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.