School enrollment, primary in Malaysia
Malaysia: School enrollment, primary was 99.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Malaysia, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, primary in Malaysia stood at 99.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Malaysia peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1971.
That places Malaysia 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.2% | 86.7% | 87.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 95.6% | 97.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 96.2% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 3 Iceland 99.8% compare
- 4 Iran 99.7% compare
- 5 Gibraltar 99.7% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 99.5% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 99.4% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 273,792 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.54 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Malaysia?
- School enrollment, primary in Malaysia was 99.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1971.
- How does Malaysia rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Malaysia ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.