Indonesia vs Malaysia: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Indonesia
0.7737 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.7751 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
73rd
Malaysia rank
72nd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.7751 units per square kilometre against 0.7737 units per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3118 units per square kilometre 0.1816 units per square kilometre 0.1302 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1980s 0.5904 units per square kilometre 0.2807 units per square kilometre 0.3097 units per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 0.718 units per square kilometre 0.4106 units per square kilometre 0.3074 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 0.7625 units per square kilometre 0.579 units per square kilometre 0.1835 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 0.9453 units per square kilometre 0.806 units per square kilometre 0.1393 units per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 0.7761 units per square kilometre 0.7839 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.7751 units per square kilometre against 0.7737 units per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Malaysia?
0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.