Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled

Malaysia
273,792
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
3.29 million
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 3.29 million against 273,792 in Malaysia, a difference of 3.02 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 12.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 204 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 60,531 960,619 900,088 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 90,842 1.45 million 1.36 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 135,383 2.02 million 1.88 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 190,240 2.52 million 2.33 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 265,299 3.00 million 2.73 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 260,791 3.20 million 2.94 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, gaps filled, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 3.29 million against 273,792 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, gaps filled between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
3.02 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
249 places, 10,197 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.