Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 49,466 in 2024. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia, 1979β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia stood at 49,466. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia peaked at 49,466 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,013, in 1979.
That places Malaysia 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,013 | 4,013 | 4,013 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5,281 | 4,126 | 6,412 | 3 |
| 2000s | 23,400 | 16,572 | 33,802 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,133 | 23,930 | 47,941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,680 | 34,243 | 49,466 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.54 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Malaysia was 49,466 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 49,466 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,013 in 1979.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release