Malaysia - Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Malaysia was 67.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 68.91 in 2012, while its lowest value was 38.89 in 1970.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 38.89
1971 39.60
1972 40.86
1976 42.69
1980 45.01
1981 44.88
1982 45.31
1983 45.65
1984 46.44
1985 47.29
1986 47.35
1987 49.31
1988 49.82
1989 49.79
1990 51.35
1991 52.60
1992 53.83
1994 55.67
1995 53.19
1997 58.95
2000 61.98
2001 63.32
2002 63.38
2003 63.04
2004 63.65
2005 62.79
2006 63.95
2007 64.59
2008 65.83
2009 67.04
2010 67.30
2011 68.21
2012 68.91
2013 67.03
2016 68.20
2017 67.42
2018 67.36
2019 67.18

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in secondary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at secondary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs