Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Malaysia
0.0077 units per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
24th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

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

Malaysia currently reports 0.0077 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0036 units per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 204 countries.

Malaysia 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 0.0052 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0013 units per person Malaysia
1980s 0.006 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0015 units per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0068 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0021 units per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0074 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0028 units per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0086 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0042 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0075 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0034 units per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malaysia, at 0.0077 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0036 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
48 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, per capita?
Malaysia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.