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.

Teachers in primary education, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) 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%
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

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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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/