Malaysia vs UNICEF: Western Europe: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
UNICEF: Western Europe
64.4%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
42nd
UNICEF: Western Europe rank
39th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Malaysia
- UNICEF: Western Europe
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 64.4% in UNICEF: Western Europe, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was UNICEF: Western Europe ahead.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th of 210 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | UNICEF: Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.7% | 51.7% | 9.0% | UNICEF: Western Europe |
| 1980s | 47.1% | 54.1% | 7.0% | UNICEF: Western Europe |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 56.1% | 1.8% | UNICEF: Western Europe |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 60.4% | 3.5% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.0% | 4.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 64.4% | 3.8% | 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 UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 64.4% in UNICEF: Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Malaysia and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 5.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and UNICEF: Western Europe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and UNICEF: Western Europe rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 39th 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