Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
53rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9389 GPIA
in 2004
Years of data
23
1999–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9389 GPIA, in 2004.
Malaysia ranks 53rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers … teachers primary adjusted gender in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9849 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.977 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9636 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9407 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9389 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.955 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9819 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9982 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9927 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9951 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9695 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 0.9849 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.973 GPIA | 0.9389 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9695 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 50 Bolivia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 51 Mauritania 1.01 GPIA compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 1.01 GPIA compare
- 54 Mozambique 1 GPIA compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
- 56 Belarus 1 GPIA 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia was 1.01 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 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9389 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 126 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 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