Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia stood at 81.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1999.
Malaysia ranks 26th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.5% | — |
| 1999 | 48.3% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 49.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 52.3% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 48.3% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 49.7% | 62.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 63.4% | 78.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 70.2% | 81.0% | 5 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in Malaysia was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1999.
- How does Malaysia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 26th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release