Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 92.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia stood at 92.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 86.1%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 54th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.4% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 93.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 91.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 86.1% | 92.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 51 Tunisia 92.8% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 92.8% compare
- 53 India 92.3% compare
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 91.2% compare
- 56 Guyana 91.1% compare
- 57 Hong Kong, China 90.8% compare
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 trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Malaysia was 92.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.