Malaysia vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
63.3%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
42nd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
45th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Malaysia
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 63.3% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 45th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.3% | 52.8% | 5.5% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 54.7% | 0.4% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 4.4% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 62.1% | 5.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 63.2% | 5.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Malaysia or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 63.3% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Malaysia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 6.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 45th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary 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