Teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 75,039 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
75,039 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
36th
of 190 countries
All-time high
75,039 number
in 2019
All-time low
14,530 number
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2019

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1970199420191970: 14.5k number1971: 15.2k number1972: 15.8k number1976: 20.2k number1980: 26.2k number1981: 28.4k number1982: 29.5k number1983: 29.8k number1984: 29.9k number1985: 30.9k number1986: 33.1k number1987: 34.6k number1988: 34.8k number1989: 36.2k number1990: 36.6k number1991: 38.2k number1992: 39.8k number1994: 38.4k number1995: 41.4k number1997: 39.6k number2000: 45.6k number2001: 46.1k number2002: 47.5k number2003: 52.5k number2004: 54.1k number2005: 56.9k number2006: 55.7k number2007: 59.1k number2008: 61.0k number2009: 61.5k number2010: 62.3k number2011: 61.5k number2012: 61.6k number2013: 68.4k number2016: 66.4k number2017: 72.8k number2018: 74.2k number2019: 75.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia is 75,039 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 75,039 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,530 number, in 1970.

Malaysia ranks 36th of 190 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
1970s 16,436 number 14,530 number 20,182 number 4
1980s 31,341 number 26,189 number 36,236 number 10
1990s 39,012 number 36,646 number 41,388 number 6
2000s 53,994 number 45,626 number 61,468 number 10
2010s 67,795 number 61,519 number 75,039 number 8

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  2. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  3. 35 South Africa 76,420 number compare
  4. 37 Cameroon 74,718 number compare
  5. 38 Tanzania 70,631 number compare
  6. 39 Poland 69,887 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia was 75,039 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 75,039 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,530 number in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/