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

Cuba
61,737 number
in 2018
Malaysia
76,840 number
in 2019
Cuba rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
30th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 76,840 number against 61,737 number in Cuba, a difference of 15,103 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 30th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 10,139 number 5,307 number 4,832 number Cuba
1980s 17,291 number 8,631 number 8,660 number Cuba
1990s 24,598 number 12,282 number 12,315 number Cuba
2000s 83,331 number 45,007 number 38,324 number Cuba
2010s 82,715 number 74,283 number 8,432 number Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Cuba or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 76,840 number against 61,737 number in Cuba as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Cuba and Malaysia?
15,103 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 33rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/cuba/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/cuba/malaysia/">Cuba vs Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.