GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, both sexes

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
10.46 million
in 2024
Malaysia
273,792
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
24th
Malaysia rank
27th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
  • Malaysia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019972024

How they compare

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 currently reports 10.46 million against 273,792 in Malaysia, a difference of 10.18 million.

That makes GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's figure about 38.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 221 groups.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.99 million 60,576 2.93 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1980s 4.23 million 90,170 4.14 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
1990s 5.43 million 134,894 5.29 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2000s 6.98 million 190,240 6.79 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2010s 9.64 million 265,299 9.38 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
2020s 10.43 million 260,791 10.17 million GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or Malaysia?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, at 10.46 million against 273,792 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia?
10.18 million, with GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and Malaysia rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in 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 primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 18,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release