Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.2174 number per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2174 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
61st
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.258 number per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.1252 number per square kilometre
in 1980
Years of data
38
1980–2019

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

00.10.20.31980199920191980: 0.125 number per square kilometre1981: 0.129 number per square kilometre1982: 0.132 number per square kilometre1983: 0.133 number per square kilometre1984: 0.133 number per square kilometre1985: 0.139 number per square kilometre1987: 0.145 number per square kilometre1988: 0.149 number per square kilometre1989: 0.15 number per square kilometre1990: 0.158 number per square kilometre1991: 0.164 number per square kilometre1992: 0.166 number per square kilometre1993: 0.168 number per square kilometre1994: 0.173 number per square kilometre1995: 0.173 number per square kilometre1996: 0.178 number per square kilometre1998: 0.149 number per square kilometre1999: 0.147 number per square kilometre2000: 0.159 number per square kilometre2001: 0.155 number per square kilometre2002: 0.157 number per square kilometre2003: 0.179 number per square kilometre2004: 0.182 number per square kilometre2005: 0.198 number per square kilometre2006: 0.201 number per square kilometre2007: 0.207 number per square kilometre2008: 0.215 number per square kilometre2009: 0.232 number per square kilometre2010: 0.244 number per square kilometre2011: 0.245 number per square kilometre2012: 0.253 number per square kilometre2013: 0.258 number per square kilometre2014: 0.255 number per square kilometre2015: 0.25 number per square kilometre2016: 0.247 number per square kilometre2017: 0.245 number per square kilometre2018: 0.221 number per square kilometre2019: 0.217 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malaysia stood at 0.2174 number per square kilometre.

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), per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.258 number per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1252 number per square kilometre, in 1980.

That places Malaysia 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1980 to 2019.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1980 0.1252 number per square kilometre —
1981 0.1293 number per square kilometre +3.3%
1982 0.1316 number per square kilometre +1.8%
1983 0.1326 number per square kilometre +0.7%
1984 0.1327 number per square kilometre +0.1%
1985 0.139 number per square kilometre +4.8%
1987 0.1454 number per square kilometre +4.6%
1988 0.1488 number per square kilometre +2.3%
1989 0.1503 number per square kilometre +1.0%
1990 0.1583 number per square kilometre +5.4%
1991 0.1645 number per square kilometre +3.9%
1992 0.166 number per square kilometre +0.9%
1993 0.1683 number per square kilometre +1.4%
1994 0.1733 number per square kilometre +3.0%
1995 0.1729 number per square kilometre -0.3%
1996 0.1777 number per square kilometre +2.8%
1998 0.1495 number per square kilometre -15.9%
1999 0.147 number per square kilometre -1.6%
2000 0.1591 number per square kilometre +8.2%
2001 0.1554 number per square kilometre -2.3%
2002 0.1571 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2003 0.179 number per square kilometre +13.9%
2004 0.1819 number per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.1979 number per square kilometre +8.8%
2006 0.2013 number per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.2067 number per square kilometre +2.7%
2008 0.2146 number per square kilometre +3.8%
2009 0.2318 number per square kilometre +8.0%
2010 0.2444 number per square kilometre +5.5%
2011 0.2451 number per square kilometre +0.3%
2012 0.2531 number per square kilometre +3.3%
2013 0.258 number per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 0.2552 number per square kilometre -1.1%
2015 0.2504 number per square kilometre -1.9%
2016 0.247 number per square kilometre -1.4%
2017 0.2447 number per square kilometre -0.9%
2018 0.221 number per square kilometre -9.7%
2019 0.2174 number per square kilometre -1.6%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.2174 number per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.2174 number per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2103 number per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1372 number per square kilometre 0.1252 number per square kilometre 0.1503 number per square kilometre 9
1990s 0.1642 number per square kilometre 0.147 number per square kilometre 0.1777 number per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.1885 number per square kilometre 0.1554 number per square kilometre 0.2318 number per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2436 number per square kilometre 0.2174 number per square kilometre 0.258 number per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 58 Senegal 0.2284 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 59 Switzerland 0.2188 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 60 Cape Verde 0.2181 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 62 Thailand 0.2105 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 63 China 0.2103 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 64 Philippines 0.2102 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malaysia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.2174 number per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.258 number per square kilometre in 2013.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1252 number per square kilometre in 1980.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 61st out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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