ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
92.2%
in 2020
Malaysia
96.0%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
120th
Malaysia rank
122nd

Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time

  • ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
  • Malaysia
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 96.0% against 92.2% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), a difference of 3.8%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 215 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 92.2% 97.2% 5.0% Malaysia
2010s 95.3% 96.3% 1.0% Malaysia
2020s 92.2% 96.1% 3.9% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 96.0% against 92.2% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia?
3.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 215 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 13,385 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release