 | Report on Reading in English in Primary Schools in Malawi - Education Research Paper No. 04 (DFID, 1993, 56 p.) |
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2.3 Statistical information
(Data source: MOE, Education Statistics, 1989)
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Number of assisted primary schools: |
2,041 |
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Total number of pupils enrolled: |
1,123,306 |
Between 14% and 25% of all primary school years consist of "repeaters", except for year 1 (46%). Girls make up 48% of pupils in year 1, falling to 33% by year 8.
In 1989 approximately 30% of the total enrolment was in year 1. (In the five schools visited in this project the percentage of pupils in year 1 was 27.76%.)
Primary Teachers in Assisted Schools:
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Male |
Female |
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Number of qualified teachers: |
9658 |
5183 |
14841 |
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Number of unqualified teachers: |
1144 |
558 |
1702 |
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Total numbers: |
10802 |
5741 |
16543 |
The pupil-teacher ratio is 69.6 to 1.
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