Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 56,006 number in 2004. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia, 1998–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia is 56,006 number, measured in 2004. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 40,705 number | — |
| 1999 | 49,274 number | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 45,493 number | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 47,883 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 49,511 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 53,728 number | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 56,006 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,990 number | 40,705 number | 49,274 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 50,524 number | 45,493 number | 56,006 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 25 Poland 65,167 number
- 26 Saudi Arabia 60,674 number
- 27 Sri Lanka 60,052 number
- 29 Romania 49,711 number compare
- 30 Bangladesh 45,321 number compare
- 31 Belarus 43,807 number
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malaysia was 56,006 number in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 56,006 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,705 number in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 28th out of 138 countries with data for 2004.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.