Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, male 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
38
1980–2019

Teachers in primary education, male 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 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 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: 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  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 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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About this data

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

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/