Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0061 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.0061 units per person.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.0069 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per person, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.003 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0032 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0038 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.004 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0042 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0067 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0066 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 units per person | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 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 secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0061 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0069 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 104th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.