Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 107 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
90.2%
in 2011
Years of data
10
2011–2024
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Malaysia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 100.0% for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Malaysia peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2011.
Malaysia ranks 1st of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 90.2% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.9%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.0% | 90.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Malaysia?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Malaysia was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2011.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).