Govt projects recruitment of up to 20,000 new teachers in five years

KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry projects the recruitment of 16,886 to 20,081 new teachers for the next five years.

Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said the projection of new teacher recruitment by the ministry for the period 2023 to 2027 for the secondary and primary schools was based on data on Dec 31 last year.