Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 35,466 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia, 1979–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia stood at 35,466 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia peaked at 42,374 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,013 number, in 1979.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,013 number | 4,013 number | 4,013 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 5,281 number | 4,126 number | 6,412 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 23,400 number | 16,572 number | 33,802 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,710 number | 23,930 number | 42,374 number | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia was 35,466 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 42,374 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,013 number in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/