School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 86.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia, 1974–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia is 86.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia peaked at 98.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1974.
That places Malaysia 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 8.7% | — |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +328.7% |
| 1988 | 32.8% | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 34.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 38.4% | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +47.7% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | -24.4% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +46.8% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 32.8% | 37.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 34.4% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 50.4% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 75.9% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 86.5% | 95.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malaysia was 86.5% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1974.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.