Malaysia vs World: Primary education, teachers, per capita
Malaysia
0.0077 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0042 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
25th
World rank
23rd
Primary education, teachers, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- World
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0077 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.8 times World's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd of 204 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0033 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 World?
- Malaysia, at 0.0077 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Malaysia and World?
- 0.0035 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and World?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and World rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 25th and World ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.