ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
61.5%
in 2024
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
142nd
Malaysia rank
140th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 61.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 142nd and Malaysia ranks 140th of 221 groups.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.8% | 49.4% | 7.6% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 59.9% | 14.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 67.3% | 16.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 69.4% | 13.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 70.4% | 9.6% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 61.5% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia?
- 8.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 142nd and Malaysia ranks 140th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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
February 2026 Data Release