Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained was 95.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
70th
of 100 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 pre-primary education who are trained in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained in Malaysia stood at 95.0%. 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 70th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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% |
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
- 67 Dominican Republic 95.6% compare
- 68 Panama 95.4%
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.2% compare
- 71 Cambodia 94.7% compare
- 72 Ethiopia 94.5%
- 73 Ecuador 94.2% 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 pre-primary education who are trained in Malaysia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education who are trained recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education who are trained?
- Malaysia ranks 70th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary 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 pre-primary 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