What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iraq and Malaysia?

18,043 number, with Iraq ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2007.

Where does this data come from?

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

Iraq vs Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male

Iraq

89,470 number

in 2007

Malaysia

71,427 number

in 2019

Iraq rank

23rd

Malaysia rank

26th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Iraq
Malaysia

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 89,470 number against 71,427 number in Malaysia, a difference of 18,043 number.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	44,824 number	45,073 number	249.22 number	Malaysia
1990s	39,595 number	54,114 number	14,520 number	Malaysia
2000s	64,116 number	59,690 number	4,426 number	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Iraq or Malaysia?: Iraq, at 89,470 number against 71,427 number in Malaysia as of 2007.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Iraq and Malaysia?: 18,043 number, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2007.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Iraq ranks 23rd and Malaysia ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male teachers in public and private 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/