Malaysia vs South Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Malaysia
41,374 number
in 2019
South Asia
655,003 number
in 2019
Malaysia rank
22nd
South Asia rank
21st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Asia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119952019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 655,003 number against 41,374 number in Malaysia, a difference of 613,629 number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 15.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 21st of 159 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,294 number 45,859 number 44,565 number South Asia
1980s 1,781 number 61,026 number 59,245 number South Asia
2000s 21,607 number 244,421 number 222,813 number South Asia
2010s 38,968 number 561,904 number 522,936 number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Malaysia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 655,003 number against 41,374 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Malaysia and South Asia?
613,629 number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Asia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and South Asia rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 21st 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.