Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malaysia or Peru?

Malaysia, at 71,427 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2019.

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

1,639 number, with Malaysia ahead.

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

27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.

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.

Malaysia vs Peru: Teachers in primary education, male

Malaysia

71,427 number

in 2019

Peru

69,788 number

in 2019

Malaysia rank

26th

Peru rank

28th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Malaysia
Peru

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 71,427 number against 69,788 number in Peru, a difference of 1,639 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 26th and Peru ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43,093 number	36,869 number	6,224 number	Malaysia
1990s	52,374 number	61,838 number	9,464 number	Peru
2000s	61,923 number	61,739 number	184 number	Malaysia
2010s	80,042 number	63,778 number	16,264 number	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Malaysia or Peru?: Malaysia, at 71,427 number against 69,788 number in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Malaysia and Peru?: 1,639 number, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Peru?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Peru rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Malaysia ranks 26th and Peru ranks 28th 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/