Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 261,095 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 261,095 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 280,051 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 173,435 number, in 1974.
Malaysia ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 177,697 number | — |
| 1971 | 178,959 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 177,733 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 175,398 number | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 173,435 number | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 173,627 number | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 174,878 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 177,362 number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 180,654 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 184,223 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 187,426 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 190,536 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 193,737 number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 197,246 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 201,392 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 206,393 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 211,472 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 217,533 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 223,997 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 230,267 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 235,719 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 240,621 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 244,796 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 248,505 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 252,092 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 255,920 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 258,989 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 261,620 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 263,954 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 266,114 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 268,257 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 270,188 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 272,898 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 275,764 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 278,257 number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 279,516 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 280,051 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 278,387 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 275,284 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 271,664 number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 268,848 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 264,799 number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 259,816 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 254,764 number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 250,509 number | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 247,978 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 247,715 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 249,809 number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 253,388 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 257,572 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 261,095 number | +1.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 261,095 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 4.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 261,095 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,628 number, 16.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 177,397 number | 173,435 number | 184,223 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 206,000 number | 187,426 number | 230,267 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 252,833 number | 235,719 number | 266,114 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,027 number | 268,257 number | 280,051 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,520 number | 247,715 number | 268,848 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 261,095 number | 261,095 number | 261,095 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malaysia was 261,095 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 280,051 number in 2006.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,435 number in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.