Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
62nd
of 90 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 2024
All-time low
94.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 95.0% for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
That places Malaysia 62nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 94.3% | — |
| 2018 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.9%, 97% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 94.3% | 94.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 59 Dominican Republic 95.6% compare
- 60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.2% compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 95.2%
- 63 Spain 94.7% compare
- 64 Ethiopia 94.5%
- 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 93.9% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Malaysia?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained in Malaysia was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release