Teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in primary education, female was 163,862 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia stood at 163,862 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 194,649 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32,537 number, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32,537 number | — |
| 1981 | 34,620 number | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 36,561 number | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 38,108 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 40,174 number | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 45,753 number | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 54,597 number | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 60,683 number | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 62,837 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 68,490 number | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 72,097 number | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 75,928 number | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 79,280 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 82,408 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 83,640 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 88,754 number | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 83,339 number | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 94,693 number | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 102,457 number | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 103,189 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 107,420 number | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 115,685 number | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 120,918 number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 124,504 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 139,376 number | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 147,070 number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 152,839 number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 169,718 number | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 176,310 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 182,187 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 186,921 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 189,573 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 194,649 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 187,499 number | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 185,920 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 184,259 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 167,117 number | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 163,862 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45,097 number | 32,537 number | 62,837 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 80,959 number | 68,490 number | 94,693 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 128,318 number | 102,457 number | 169,718 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 181,830 number | 163,862 number | 194,649 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Malaysia was 163,862 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 194,649 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,537 number in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.