Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Malaysia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Malaysia

Name: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Malaysia
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malaysia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre was 96.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

96.6%

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

25th

of 71 countries

All-time high

100.0%

in 2014

All-time low

91.0%

in 2017

Years of data

2011–2018

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Malaysia, 2011–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 96.6% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in 2018.

The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

That places Malaysia 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Malaysia

22 Cambodia 98.0% compare
23 Colombia 97.0%
24 Mongolia 96.9% compare
26 Hong Kong 96.5% compare
27 Uzbekistan 95.7% compare
28 El Salvador 95.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Malaysia?: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre in Malaysia was 96.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Malaysia?: The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre recorded in Malaysia?: The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2017.
How does Malaysia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre?: Malaysia ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre rising or falling in Malaysia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 1,069 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the pre-primary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the pre-primary level.