Which has higher primary education, teachers, Malaysia or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 273,792 in Malaysia as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Malaysia and United Kingdom?

7,336, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom?

39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs United Kingdom: Primary education, teachers

Malaysia

273,792

in 2024

United Kingdom

281,128

in 2023

Malaysia rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

26th

Primary education, teachers over time

Malaysia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 281,128 against 273,792 in Malaysia, a difference of 7,336.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Malaysia ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 204 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62,129	278,423	216,294	United Kingdom
1980s	91,804	238,232	146,428	United Kingdom
1990s	130,030	234,171	104,140	United Kingdom
2000s	190,240	255,606	65,365	United Kingdom
2010s	264,804	274,474	9,671	United Kingdom
2020s	257,541	282,682	25,140	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Malaysia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 281,128 against 273,792 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Malaysia and United Kingdom?: 7,336, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United Kingdom?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and United Kingdom rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Malaysia ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.