Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 94.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 94.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia peaked at 94.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 112th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.0% | — |
| 1975 | 74.5% | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 75.8% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 79.4% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 82.2% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 81.4% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 80.9% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.8% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.2% | 66.0% | 75.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 75.8% | 82.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 83.0% | 79.9% | 87.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 88.3% | 94.9% | 8 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Malaysia was 94.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Malaysia ranks 112th out of 197 countries with data for 2017.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.