Malaysia vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Malaysia
49.4%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
45.8%
in 2023
Malaysia rank
55th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
57th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Malaysia
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 49.4% against 45.8% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Malaysia ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 57th of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 36.3% | 12.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 37.8% | 12.5% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.7% | 3.8% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 44.9% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 55.2% | 45.5% | 9.6% | 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, Malaysia or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malaysia, at 49.4% against 45.8% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.6%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Malaysia ranks 55th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 57th of 172 countries.
- 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