Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 85.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 85.4% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia peaked at 86.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 69.6% | — |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 83.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 85.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 69.6% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 74.4% | 81.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 82.1% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 77.6% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 87 Serbia 86.2% compare
- 88 Seychelles 86.1% compare
- 89 New Zealand 85.7% compare
- 91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 85.4% compare
- 92 Nicaragua 85.1% compare
- 93 El Salvador 84.6% compare
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 enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Malaysia was 85.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Malaysia ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release