Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time
- Malaysia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 640,737 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia, a difference of 563,897 number.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.3 times Malaysia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 176 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,307 number | 83,271 number | 77,964 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 8,631 number | 112,859 number | 104,228 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12,282 number | 143,922 number | 131,639 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 45,007 number | 327,231 number | 282,224 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 74,603 number | 583,112 number | 508,509 number | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 640,737 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 563,897 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.