ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) vs Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
61.6%
in 2020
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank
141st
Malaysia rank
140th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ahead.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st and Malaysia ranks 140th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.5% | 49.4% | 3.1% | ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 59.9% | 8.1% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 67.3% | 14.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 69.4% | 10.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 69.8% | 8.2% | 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, ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 61.6% in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia?
- 8.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 141st 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