School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 1.53 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.53 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
49th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.69 million number
in 2008
All-time low
979,977 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Malaysia is 1.53 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.69 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 979,977 number, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 979,977 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.03 million number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.03 million number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 million number | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 1.08 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.20 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.26 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.30 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.37 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.68 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.69 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.60 million number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.57 million number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million number | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 1.53 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 1.53 million number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93,399 number, 16.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 million number | 979,977 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million number | 1.08 million number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.53 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Malaysia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Malaysia was 1.53 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 979,977 number in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.