Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in pre-primary education, female

Malaysia
59,271 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
681,814 number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
25th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
27th

Teachers in pre-primary education, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197419962019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 681,814 number against 59,271 number in Malaysia, a difference of 622,543 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 20,258 number 195,549 number 175,292 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 28,445 number 285,742 number 257,298 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 48,771 number 519,137 number 470,366 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, female, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 681,814 number against 59,271 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, female between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
622,543 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 179 countries.
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.