Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 49.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
49.5%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 40 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2022
All-time low
27.1%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Malaysia, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Malaysia stood at 49.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.1% | 39.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 35.2% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 31 Rwanda 72.7% compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 61.3% compare
- 33 Tuvalu 50.0% compare
- 35 Morocco 37.6% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 33.8% compare
- 37 Sierra Leone 26.4% 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 share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Malaysia?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Malaysia was 49.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%)