Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia

Malaysia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 86,906 number in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
86,906 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
30th
of 141 countries
All-time high
86,906 number
in 2004
All-time low
67,649 number
in 1998
Years of data
7
1998–2004

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, 1998–2004

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200120041998: 67.6k number1999: 75.7k number2000: 73.4k number2001: 75.6k number2002: 77.1k number2003: 84.2k number2004: 86.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 86,906 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2004. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

That places Malaysia 30th out of 141 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top quarter.

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Malaysia, 1998 to 2004.
Year number Change
1998 67,649 number
1999 75,650 number +11.8%
2000 73,400 number -3.0%
2001 75,630 number +3.0%
2002 77,081 number +1.9%
2003 84,233 number +9.3%
2004 86,906 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71,650 number 67,649 number 75,650 number 2
2000s 79,450 number 73,400 number 86,906 number 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 27 Myanmar 106,459 number compare
  2. 28 Republic of Korea 102,780 number compare
  3. 29 Ethiopia 88,409 number compare
  4. 31 Poland 86,459 number
  5. 32 Morocco 82,730 number compare
  6. 33 Sri Lanka 81,609 number

See the full ranking of 186 places →

More education data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia was 86,906 number in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 86,906 number in 2004.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 67,649 number in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
Malaysia ranks 30th out of 141 countries with data for 2004.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-lower-secondary-education-both-sexes-number/malaysia/">Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malaysia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,093 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.