Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 72.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia stood at 72.5%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia peaked at 72.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2002.
Malaysia ranks 5th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.8% | — |
| 1999 | 26.0% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.0% | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +51.3% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +80.0% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -43.4% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +67.1% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +48.4% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +33.8% |
| 2021 | 72.5% | +30.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.0% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 13.0% | 49.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 31.1% | 62.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 55.5% | 72.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malaysia was 72.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2002.
- How does Malaysia rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malaysia ranks 5th out of 68 countries with data for 2021.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release