School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 248,409 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
248,409 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
287,976 number
in 2009
All-time low
145,633 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia stood at 248,409 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 287,976 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 145,633 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 145,633 number | — |
| 1971 | 152,713 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 158,533 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 164,163 number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 168,700 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 170,124 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 169,731 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 170,031 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 170,333 number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 170,775 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 172,383 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 175,066 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 177,306 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 179,530 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 182,252 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 185,652 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 189,616 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 193,908 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 198,144 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 202,570 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 207,898 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 214,191 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 219,826 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 225,146 number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 230,291 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 235,087 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 239,586 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 244,012 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 248,375 number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 252,406 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 255,806 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 259,358 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 261,705 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 262,454 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 263,099 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 265,889 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 275,036 number | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 281,522 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 285,903 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 287,976 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 287,112 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 284,693 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 281,519 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 278,000 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 273,823 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 268,548 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 262,970 number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 257,904 number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 252,789 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 248,937 number | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 248,409 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 164,074 number | 145,633 number | 170,775 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,643 number | 172,383 number | 202,570 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 231,682 number | 207,898 number | 252,406 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 269,875 number | 255,806 number | 287,976 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 269,630 number | 248,937 number | 287,112 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,409 number | 248,409 number | 248,409 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malaysia was 248,409 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 287,976 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,633 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 52nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.