Qualified primary teachers in Malaysia
In Malaysia, 94.0% of primary school teachers had the minimum required qualifications in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
94.0%
Change from 2023
+4.5percentage points
Position in 2024
38th of 79
Qualified primary teachers in Malaysia over time
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Malaysia
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% of primary teachers. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.0% |
| 2023 | 89.5% |
| 2022 | 88.1% |
| 2021 | 97.1% |
| 2020 | 96.6% |
| 2019 | 99.2% |
| 2017 | 98.9% |
| 2016 | 99.7% |
| 2015 | 99.9% |
| 2014 | 98.6% |
| 2013 | 96.7% |
| 2012 | 96.4% |
| 2011 | 96.1% |
| 2010 | 95.4% |
| 2009 | 94.6% |
| 2008 | 93.3% |
| 2007 | 93.6% |
| 2006 | 95.1% |
| 2005 | 91.9% |
| 2004 | 91.0% |
| 2003 | 91.0% |
| 2002 | 94.9% |
| 2001 | 97.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.5 percentage points from 89.5% in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 96.7%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 79 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 38th highest value.