Tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia
Malaysia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 49.4% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2024.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia peaked at 56.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 1985.
That places Malaysia 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 24.4% | — |
| 1980 | 25.5% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +103.4% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 21.9% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 43.5% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 44.8% | 56.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 49.4% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 51 Panama 50.0% compare
- 52 Netherlands 49.9% compare
- 53 Estonia 49.7% compare
- 55 United States Virgin Islands 49.4% compare
- 56 Israel 49.3% compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 49.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Malaysia was 49.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 1985.
- How does Malaysia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.