Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Japan or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 2,581 number against 2,317 number in Japan as of 2019.

What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Japan and Malaysia?

264 number, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?

9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Malaysia: Teachers in pre-primary education, male

Japan

2,317 number

in 2005

Malaysia

2,581 number

in 2019

Japan rank

33rd

Malaysia rank

32nd

Teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

Japan
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,581 number against 2,317 number in Japan, a difference of 264 number.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 178 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,171 number	51 number	11,120 number	Japan
1980s	12,990 number	119 number	12,871 number	Japan
1990s	6,270 number	503 number	5,767 number	Japan
2000s	2,074 number	706.5 number	1,368 number	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, male, Japan or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2,581 number against 2,317 number in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, male between Japan and Malaysia?: 264 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2005.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, male?: Japan ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 223 places, 5,558 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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/