Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 37.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
37.1%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
101st
of 113 countries
All-time high
39.7%
in 2019
All-time low
36.8%
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 37.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 101st of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.8% | — |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.8% | 39.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.8% | 38.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia was 37.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Malaysia ranks 101st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release