Malaysia vs South Asia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time
- Malaysia
- South Asia
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
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.