Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male was 71,427 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia stood at 71,427 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male 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 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| 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% |
| 1987 | 47,759 number | +4.6% |
| 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% |
| 1998 | 49,104 number | -15.9% |
| 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 71,427 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 17.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 71,427 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,336 number, 16.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,073 number | 41,127 number | 49,367 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 53,935 number | 48,303 number | 58,374 number | 9 |
| 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
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia was 71,427 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 84,775 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,127 number in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/