Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Malaysia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 840,480 number against 61,852 number in Malaysia, a difference of 778,628 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.6 times Malaysia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 185 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,346 number | 261,446 number | 241,100 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 29,311 number | 367,266 number | 337,955 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 50,614 number | 648,829 number | 598,214 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 840,480 number against 61,852 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 778,628 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 185 countries.
- 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
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.