School enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, primary, male was 90.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 90.3% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia peaked at 104.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 174th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97.2% | — |
| 1975 | 103.4% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 104.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 102.6% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 102.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 101.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 100.5% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 100.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 97.7% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.3% | 97.2% | 103.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 100.3% | 96.4% | 104.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 96.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 92.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.9% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 89.3% | 91.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Malaysia was 90.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.