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Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0021 number per person in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0021 number per person
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
47th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0032 number per person
in 1981
All-time low
0.0021 number per person
in 2019
Years of data
38
1980–2019

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia, 1980–2019

00.0010.0020.0031980199920191980: 0.003 number per person1981: 0.003 number per person1982: 0.003 number per person1983: 0.003 number per person1984: 0.003 number per person1985: 0.003 number per person1987: 0.003 number per person1988: 0.003 number per person1989: 0.003 number per person1990: 0.003 number per person1991: 0.003 number per person1992: 0.003 number per person1993: 0.003 number per person1994: 0.003 number per person1995: 0.003 number per person1996: 0.003 number per person1998: 0.002 number per person1999: 0.002 number per person2000: 0.002 number per person2001: 0.002 number per person2002: 0.002 number per person2003: 0.002 number per person2004: 0.002 number per person2005: 0.003 number per person2006: 0.003 number per person2007: 0.003 number per person2008: 0.003 number per person2009: 0.003 number per person2010: 0.003 number per person2011: 0.003 number per person2012: 0.003 number per person2013: 0.003 number per person2014: 0.003 number per person2015: 0.003 number per person2016: 0.003 number per person2017: 0.002 number per person2018: 0.002 number per person2019: 0.002 number per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia is 0.0021 number per person, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0032 number per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 number per person, in 2019.

That places Malaysia 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia, year by year

Year number per person Change
1980 0.0032 number per person —
1981 0.0032 number per person +0.1%
1982 0.0031 number per person -1.4%
1983 0.003 number per person -2.5%
1984 0.003 number per person -3.1%
1985 0.003 number per person +1.4%
1987 0.0029 number per person -2.0%
1988 0.0029 number per person -0.8%
1989 0.0029 number per person -2.0%
1990 0.0029 number per person +2.3%
1991 0.0029 number per person +1.0%
1992 0.0029 number per person -1.7%
1993 0.0029 number per person -1.2%
1994 0.0029 number per person +0.4%
1995 0.0028 number per person -2.8%
1996 0.0028 number per person +0.2%
1998 0.0022 number per person -19.9%
1999 0.0022 number per person -4.0%
2000 0.0023 number per person +5.7%
2001 0.0022 number per person -4.7%
2002 0.0021 number per person -1.3%
2003 0.0024 number per person +11.3%
2004 0.0024 number per person -0.7%
2005 0.0025 number per person +6.4%
2006 0.0025 number per person -0.5%
2007 0.0025 number per person +0.5%
2008 0.0026 number per person +1.6%
2009 0.0027 number per person +5.9%
2010 0.0028 number per person +3.5%
2011 0.0028 number per person -1.5%
2012 0.0028 number per person +1.5%
2013 0.0028 number per person +0.2%
2014 0.0027 number per person -2.8%
2015 0.0026 number per person -3.6%
2016 0.0026 number per person -3.1%
2017 0.0025 number per person -2.7%
2018 0.0022 number per person -11.2%
2019 0.0021 number per person -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.003 number per person 0.0029 number per person 0.0032 number per person 9
1990s 0.0027 number per person 0.0022 number per person 0.0029 number per person 9
2000s 0.0024 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0027 number per person 10
2010s 0.0026 number per person 0.0021 number per person 0.0028 number per person 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 44 Guinea 0.0022 number per person compare
  2. 45 Peru 0.0022 number per person compare
  3. 46 Indonesia 0.0021 number per person compare
  4. 48 Madagascar 0.0021 number per person compare
  5. 49 Burundi 0.0021 number per person compare
  6. 50 Tuvalu 0.0021 number per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Malaysia was 0.0021 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0032 number per person in 1981.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 number per person in 2019.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita
Unit
number per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.