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Although inequalities in education are relatively well researched, little attention is given to the inequalities in the educational resources used in education. This is clearly a short coming in the course of providing equitable education to all. One of the educational resources frequently used in discussion is teachers. However, not many researchers had evaluated it in terms of availability in a school. In this paper, allocation of trained teachers to schools is measured. Using Malaysian data from 1986 to 2006 and Gini coefficient, a well known measure of distribution, trends and patterns of equity is examined. By estimating the Gini coefficient, the study aims to enhance the understanding of resource inequalities and their drivers. Inequity is looked at two levels of education, that is primary schools and secondary schools. Initial results reveal that primary level’s equity is less desirable than secondary school’s. Much of it is due to introduction of “primary school integrated curriculum” and upgrading of non-graduate primary school teachers.  

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