Malawi: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary

Key figures

How it compares

In 2018, Malawi had the 1st highest value of the 60 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Malawi in the 2018 ranking

• Bangladesh — 2nd of 60: 35.1
• Eritrea — 3rd of 60: 35.02
• Afghanistan — 4th of 60: 33.5

What this measures

Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in nearby economies

• Benin — 10.99 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 23.12 (2018)
• Burundi — 26.6 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 15.42 (2018)
• Cameroon — 19.26 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 31.64 (2017)
• Chad — 27.13 (2016)
• Comoros — 8.31 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 14.24 (2015)
• Eritrea — 35.02 (2018)
• Eswatini — 15.55 (2016)

More education data for Malawi

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.75 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 139.02% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 140.69% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 137.34% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 1.16 million (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 36.64% (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Malawi's pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?

72.31 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 20.89% from 59.81 in 1999 (1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 72.31 in 2018 and the lowest 37.9 in 2015.

How does Malawi rank?

1st highest of 60 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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