Malaysia vs Philippines: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Malaysia

88.0%

in 2024

Philippines

88.4%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

164th

Philippines rank

163rd

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Philippines currently reports 88.4% against 88.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Philippines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 164th and Philippines ranks 163rd of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.