Malaysia vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
60.5%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
140th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
143rd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 60.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 140th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd of 212 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 39.9% | 9.5% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 44.1% | 15.8% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 49.7% | 17.6% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 55.4% | 14.0% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 59.8% | 10.6% | 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, Malaysia or WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 60.5% in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Malaysia ranks 140th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 143rd of 212 countries.
- 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