Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 89.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 89.8% for trained teachers in secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 99.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 55th 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, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.5% | — |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 96.3% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 87.3% | 99.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 77.2% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.0% compare
- 53 Seychelles 91.2% compare
- 54 Brunei Darussalam 90.2% compare
- 56 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.7% compare
- 57 Myanmar 87.9% compare
- 58 Mexico 87.7% 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, male in Malaysia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Malaysia was 89.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, male (% of male 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.