Teachers in primary education, male in Malawi

Malawi: Teachers in primary education, male 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
12
1999–2019

Teachers in primary education, male 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 number2018: 42.4k number2019: 45.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 45,877 number for teachers in primary education, male 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 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 12 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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%
2018 42,371 number +20.7%
2019 45,877 number +8.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 45,877 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 35,523 number, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 45,877 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,808 number, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)

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 34,254 number 25,848 number 45,877 number 8

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 in Malawi?
Teachers in primary education, male in Malawi was 45,877 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 45,877 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23,444 number in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Malawi ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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/