Malaysia vs Vietnam: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male

Malaysia
35,466 number
in 2019
Vietnam
48,384 number
in 2016
Malaysia rank
29th
Vietnam rank
26th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 48,384 number against 35,466 number in Malaysia, a difference of 12,918 number.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Vietnam ahead.

Malaysia ranks 29th and Vietnam ranks 26th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 4,013 number 12,185 number 8,172 number Vietnam
1980s 4,126 number 12,380 number 8,254 number Vietnam
2000s 23,226 number 25,867 number 2,641 number Vietnam
2010s 33,025 number 42,041 number 9,016 number Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, male, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 48,384 number against 35,466 number in Malaysia as of 2016.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, male between Malaysia and Vietnam?
12,918 number, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
16 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2015.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
Malaysia ranks 29th and Vietnam ranks 26th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,712 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/