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
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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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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