Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 18,853 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18,853 number
World rank
9th
of 65 countries
All-time high
18,853 number
in 2019
All-time low
9,274 number
in 2001
Years of data
6
2001–2019

Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia, 2001–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2001201020192001: 9.3k number2002: 12.8k number2003: 14.1k number2004: 15.1k number2008: 14.6k number2019: 18.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia stood at 18,853 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 18,853 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,274 number, in 2001.

Malaysia ranks 9th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,180 number 9,274 number 15,138 number 5
2010s 18,853 number 18,853 number 18,853 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 6 Spain 36,339 number compare
  2. 7 Vietnam 24,260 number compare
  3. 8 Turkey 19,942 number compare
  4. 10 Peru 18,608 number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 13,623 number compare
  6. 12 Greece 13,220 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Malaysia was 18,853 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 18,853 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 9,274 number in 2001.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 9th out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 654 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private short-cycle tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5). 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.