GPE: Region 3 vs Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
GPE: Region 3
45.8%
in 2024
Malaysia
49.4%
in 2024
GPE: Region 3 rank
56th
Malaysia rank
55th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- GPE: Region 3
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 49.4% against 45.8% in GPE: Region 3, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times GPE: Region 3's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was GPE: Region 3 ahead.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 221 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, GPE: Region 3 averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Region 3 | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.4% | 24.4% | 17.0% | GPE: Region 3 |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 25.4% | 14.7% | GPE: Region 3 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 47.5% | 3.1% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 52.0% | 7.4% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 54.0% | 8.3% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, GPE: Region 3 or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 49.4% against 45.8% in GPE: Region 3 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between GPE: Region 3 and Malaysia?
- 3.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Region 3 and Malaysia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Region 3 and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 55th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary 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