Trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia
Malaysia: Trained teachers in secondary education was 91.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia, 2006–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia is 91.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 56th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 99.4% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 89.8% | 99.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 83.2% | 91.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 53 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.9% compare
- 54 Mauritania 92.5% compare
- 55 India 92.2% compare
- 57 Brunei Darussalam 90.9% compare
- 58 Seychelles 90.9% compare
- 59 Hong Kong, China 89.1% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Malaysia was 91.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 (% of total 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.