Bangladesh vs Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
93,016 number
in 2019
Malaysia
76,840 number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
27th
Malaysia rank
30th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 93,016 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia, a difference of 16,176 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 12,329 number 5,307 number 7,022 number Bangladesh
1980s 16,337 number 8,373 number 7,964 number Bangladesh
1990s 22,447 number 10,169 number 12,278 number Bangladesh
2000s 50,525 number 45,007 number 5,518 number Bangladesh
2010s 88,023 number 74,305 number 13,718 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Bangladesh or Malaysia?
Bangladesh, at 93,016 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and Malaysia?
16,176 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malaysia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 27th and Malaysia ranks 30th of 176 countries.
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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.