Primary completion rate, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Primary completion rate, male was 85.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Malaysia, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 85.8% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Malaysia peaked at 105.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 94.1% | — |
| 1980 | 105.3% | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 100.2% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 98.6% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 101.8% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 99.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 91.1% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 92.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 93.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 100.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 93.7% | 105.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 91.1% | 93.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 88.5% | 100.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 87.4% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 82.6% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Malaysia?
- Primary completion rate, male in Malaysia was 85.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.