Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female was 9,063 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9,063 number
World rank
6th
of 60 countries
All-time high
9,063 number
in 2019
All-time low
4,361 number
in 2001
Years of data
6
2001–2019

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2001201020192001: 4.4k number2002: 6.5k number2003: 6.8k number2004: 7.5k number2008: 8.2k number2019: 9.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia is 9,063 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia peaked at 9,063 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,361 number, in 2001.

That places Malaysia 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6,688 number 4,361 number 8,244 number 5
2010s 9,063 number 9,063 number 9,063 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 3 South Korea 19,769 number compare
  2. 4 Spain 18,355 number compare
  3. 5 Vietnam 12,777 number compare
  4. 7 Turkey 8,241 number compare
  5. 8 Peru 7,213 number compare
  6. 9 Belarus 5,557 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia?
Teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female in Malaysia was 9,063 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 9,063 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,361 number in 2001.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female?
Malaysia ranks 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in tertiary education isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 596 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.