Italy vs Malaysia: Primary education, teachers

Italy

250,961

in 2024

Malaysia

273,792

in 2024

Italy rank

28th

Malaysia rank

27th

Primary education, teachers over time

Malaysia currently reports 273,792 against 250,961 in Italy, a difference of 22,831.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 204 countries.

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.