Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia
Malaysia: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia peaked at 1.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.
That places Malaysia 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9% | — |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Malaysia was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- How does Malaysia rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Malaysia ranks 97th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release