Euro area vs Malaysia: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Euro area
851,892 number
in 2019
Malaysia
61,852 number
in 2019
Euro area rank
26th
Malaysia rank
26th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Euro area
  • Malaysia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019942019

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 851,892 number against 61,852 number in Malaysia, a difference of 790,040 number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 13.8 times Malaysia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 460,651 number 1,641 number 459,010 number Euro area
1980s 507,680 number 10,150 number 497,530 number Euro area
1990s 546,340 number 15,789 number 530,551 number Euro area
2000s 687,191 number 29,311 number 657,880 number Euro area
2010s 817,074 number 51,738 number 765,336 number Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Euro area or Malaysia?
Euro area, at 851,892 number against 61,852 number in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Euro area and Malaysia?
790,040 number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
How do Euro area and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Euro area ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.