Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 71,427 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
71,427 number
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 196 countries
All-time high
84,775 number
in 2013
All-time low
41,127 number
in 1980
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia, 1980–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1980199920191980: 41.1k number1981: 42.5k number1982: 43.2k number1983: 43.6k number1984: 43.6k number1985: 45.7k number1986: 46.7k number1987: 47.8k number1988: 48.9k number1989: 49.4k number1990: 52.0k number1991: 54.0k number1992: 54.6k number1993: 55.3k number1994: 56.9k number1995: 56.8k number1996: 58.4k number1997: 53.7k number1998: 49.1k number1999: 48.3k number2000: 52.3k number2001: 51.0k number2002: 51.6k number2003: 58.8k number2004: 59.8k number2005: 65.0k number2006: 66.1k number2007: 67.9k number2008: 70.5k number2009: 76.2k number2010: 80.3k number2011: 80.5k number2012: 83.1k number2013: 84.8k number2014: 83.8k number2015: 82.3k number2016: 81.1k number2017: 80.4k number2018: 72.6k number2019: 71.4k number

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 71,427 number for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia peaked at 84,775 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41,127 number, in 1980.

Malaysia ranks 26th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia, 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 41,127 number —
1981 42,480 number +3.3%
1982 43,235 number +1.8%
1983 43,556 number +0.7%
1984 43,586 number +0.1%
1985 45,671 number +4.8%
1986 46,715 number +2.3%
1987 47,759 number +2.2%
1988 48,880 number +2.3%
1989 49,367 number +1.0%
1990 52,015 number +5.4%
1991 54,042 number +3.9%
1992 54,554 number +0.9%
1993 55,299 number +1.4%
1994 56,935 number +3.0%
1995 56,790 number -0.3%
1996 58,374 number +2.8%
1997 53,739 number -7.9%
1998 49,104 number -8.6%
1999 48,303 number -1.6%
2000 52,263 number +8.2%
2001 51,044 number -2.3%
2002 51,621 number +1.1%
2003 58,819 number +13.9%
2004 59,764 number +1.6%
2005 65,017 number +8.8%
2006 66,137 number +1.7%
2007 67,914 number +2.7%
2008 70,496 number +3.8%
2009 76,153 number +8.0%
2010 80,305 number +5.5%
2011 80,521 number +0.3%
2012 83,148 number +3.3%
2013 84,775 number +2.0%
2014 83,847 number -1.1%
2015 82,258 number -1.9%
2016 81,140 number -1.4%
2017 80,389 number -0.9%
2018 72,608 number -9.7%
2019 71,427 number -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 45,238 number 41,127 number 49,367 number 10
1990s 53,916 number 48,303 number 58,374 number 10
2000s 61,923 number 51,044 number 76,153 number 10
2010s 80,042 number 71,427 number 84,775 number 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 23 Iraq 89,470 number compare
  2. 24 Vietnam 87,225 number compare
  3. 25 Afghanistan 85,783 number compare
  4. 27 Morocco 70,107 number compare
  5. 28 Peru 69,788 number compare
  6. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 65,839 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Malaysia was 71,427 number in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 84,775 number in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 41,127 number in 1980.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,130 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.