Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender was 0.7999 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7999 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
90th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.8162 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.6658 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.7999 GPIA for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers … teachers pre-primary adjusted gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6658 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.6682 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7601 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7293 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8162 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7897 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7999 GPIA | +1.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.7999 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.7999 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 80% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.698 GPIA | 0.6658 GPIA | 0.7601 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7838 GPIA | 0.7293 GPIA | 0.8162 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia was 0.7999 GPIA 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 0.8162 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6658 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Malaysia ranks 90th out of 97 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 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release