Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
625,775 number
in 2019
Malaysia
41,374 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
25th
Malaysia rank
22nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malaysia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197919992019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 625,775 number against 41,374 number in Malaysia, a difference of 584,401 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malaysia Difference Ahead
2000s 582,903 number 21,607 number 561,296 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 644,891 number 38,968 number 605,923 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malaysia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 625,775 number against 41,374 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
584,401 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.