Malaysia vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Malaysia
70.1%
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
64.4%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
42nd
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
40th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Malaysia
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 70.1% against 64.4% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: High Income (july 2025) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 210 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: High Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.1% | 56.8% | 9.7% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 58.0% | 3.7% | WB: High Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.7% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.0% | 4.7% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 64.3% | 3.9% | 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 WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Malaysia, at 70.1% against 64.4% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Malaysia and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 5.7%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 40th 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