Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.03 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
59,271 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
25th
Malaysia rank
25th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.03 million number against 59,271 number in Malaysia, a difference of 970,639 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.4 times Malaysia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 82,467 number 1,590 number 80,877 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 278,654 number 8,782 number 269,873 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 646,080 number 19,072 number 627,009 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 823,212 number 28,445 number 794,767 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 967,673 number 49,821 number 917,852 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.03 million number against 59,271 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
970,639 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 5,584 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.