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
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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

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release