KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 691 teachers need immediate psychological interventions following a nationwide screening of 82,126 educators by the Education Ministry.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek said the Psychological Well-Being Inventory (IKPsi) findings showed 636 teachers were at a moderate level, 32 at a moderately low level, and 23 at a low level.

She said the group accounted for 0.84 per cent of the total number of teachers screened.

However, she said the vast majority, or 99.16 per cent, recorded good psychological well-being, comprising 50,869 teachers at a high level and 30,566 at a moderately high level.