Trained teachers in preprimary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trained teachers in preprimary education was 37.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Malaysia, 2017–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 37.1% for trained teachers in preprimary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 98th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Trained teachers in preprimary education in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.8% | — |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.6% | 36.8% | 39.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.8% | 38.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 95 Senegal 38.8% compare
- 96 Vanuatu 38.6% compare
- 97 Nepal 37.9% compare
- 99 Cape Verde 37.0% compare
- 100 Guinea 35.3%
- 101 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.8%
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in preprimary education in Malaysia?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education in Malaysia was 37.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.8% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for trained teachers in preprimary education?
- Malaysia ranks 98th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in preprimary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.