Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malaysia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.05 million number
in 2019
Malaysia
59,271 number
in 2019
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
24th
Malaysia rank
25th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.05 million number against 59,271 number in Malaysia, a difference of 992,159 number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.7 times Malaysia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 83,006 number 1,590 number 81,416 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 281,912 number 8,782 number 273,130 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 655,418 number 19,072 number 636,346 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 832,376 number 28,445 number 803,931 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 986,777 number 49,821 number 936,956 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malaysia?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.05 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
992,159 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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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About this data

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.