Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 91.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia stood at 91.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 57th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.4% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 89.8% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.2% | 91.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (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 91.4% 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 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Malaysia ranks 57th out of 110 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 down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release