ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
3.50 million
in 2024
Malaysia
97,849
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
31st
Malaysia rank
28th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Malaysia
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 3.50 million against 97,849 in Malaysia, a difference of 3.40 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 35.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 28th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 590,934 5,307 585,627 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 713,395 8,631 704,764 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 869,104 12,282 856,822 ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2000s 1.46 million 45,007 1.42 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 2.74 million 78,959 2.66 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 3.29 million 85,940 3.20 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Malaysia?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 3.50 million against 97,849 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia?
3.40 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 28th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release