Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 100.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 100.0% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2014. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 1971.
That places Malaysia 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90.7% | — |
| 1971 | 89.3% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.2%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 89.3% | 90.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 94.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Malaysia was 100.0% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 1971.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2014.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.