Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Malaysia
41,374 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
35,291 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 41,374 number against 35,291 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 6,083 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 159 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,294 number 843 number 451 number Malaysia
1980s 1,781 number 2,024 number 242.67 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 21,607 number 9,350 number 12,257 number Malaysia
2010s 38,968 number 26,610 number 12,358 number Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
Malaysia, at 41,374 number against 35,291 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
6,083 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 159 countries.
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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About this data

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.