Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 35,466 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35,466 number
Change on year
down 16.3%
World rank
29th
of 159 countries
All-time high
42,374 number
in 2017
All-time low
4,013 number
in 1979
Years of data
21
1979–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia, 1979–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1979199920191979: 4.0k number1980: 4.1k number1984: 5.3k number1985: 6.4k number2000: 16.6k number2001: 16.8k number2002: 19.7k number2003: 23.8k number2004: 25.0k number2005: 23.5k number2006: 23.7k number2007: 21.3k number2008: 29.8k number2009: 33.8k number2010: 37.4k number2011: 32.3k number2012: 23.9k number2013: 32.4k number2015: 39.1k number2017: 42.4k number2019: 35.5k number

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.

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male (number) in Malaysia, 1979 to 2019.
Year number Change
1979 4,013 number
1980 4,126 number +2.8%
1984 5,304 number +28.6%
1985 6,412 number +20.9%
2000 16,572 number +158.5%
2001 16,811 number +1.4%
2002 19,748 number +17.5%
2003 23,839 number +20.7%
2004 24,962 number +4.7%
2005 23,486 number -5.9%
2006 23,651 number +0.7%
2007 21,313 number -9.9%
2008 29,815 number +39.9%
2009 33,802 number +13.4%
2010 37,369 number +10.6%
2011 32,318 number -13.5%
2012 23,930 number -26.0%
2013 32,381 number +35.3%
2015 39,129 number +20.8%
2017 42,374 number +8.3%
2019 35,466 number -16.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 35,466 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,456 number, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 35,466 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,798 number, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +158.5% 6,412 number 16,572 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 26 Vietnam 48,384 number compare
  2. 27 Thailand 42,480 number compare
  3. 28 Netherlands 37,754 number compare
  4. 30 Austria 34,544 number compare
  5. 31 Algeria 32,902 number compare
  6. 32 Morocco 26,021 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places →

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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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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/