Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Malaysia
76,840 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
397,574 number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197919992019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 397,574 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia, a difference of 320,734 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 8,631 number 59,477 number 50,846 number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 12,282 number 91,958 number 79,676 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 45,007 number 190,811 number 145,804 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 74,283 number 336,122 number 261,839 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 397,574 number against 76,840 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
320,734 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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

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.