Which has higher female teachers, Japan or Malaysia?

Japan, at 70.37 against 70.09 in Malaysia as of 1998.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?

17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1998.

Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan

70.37

in 1998

Malaysia

70.09

in 2024

Japan rank

137th

Malaysia rank

140th

Japan currently reports 70.37 against 70.09 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.28.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Decade	Japan	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	56.46	49.37	7.09	Japan
1990s	60.81	59.13	1.68	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher female teachers, Japan or Malaysia?: Japan, at 70.37 against 70.09 in Malaysia as of 1998.
What is the difference in female teachers between Japan and Malaysia?: 0.28, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1998.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for female teachers?: Japan ranks 137th and Malaysia ranks 140th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Female teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.