Primary education, teachers in Malaysia
Malaysia: Primary education, teachers was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Malaysia, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 70.1% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Malaysia peaked at 70.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.4% | 44.2% | 56.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 56.8% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.7% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 69.8% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 18.72 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Malaysia?
- Primary education, teachers in Malaysia was 70.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for primary education, teachers?
- Malaysia ranks 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.