Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 87.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 87.2% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia peaked at 98.1% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 96.5% | — |
| 1971 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 98.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 94.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 92.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 98.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 94.9% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 92.1% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 88.0% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 86.3% | 89.6% | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malaysia was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 1972.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Malaysia ranks 135th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release