Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 0.2% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.2% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Malaysia peaked at 0.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Malaysia 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -74.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -85.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +1039.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -98.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -69.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +91.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +64.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -73.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +79.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +95.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1039.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 181 Bermuda 0.5% compare
- 182 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
- 183 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
- 187 Iceland 0.0% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Malaysia?
- Over-age students, primary in Malaysia was 0.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Malaysia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Malaysia ranks 184th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.