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Primary school enrollment — Malaysia

Primary school enrollment in Malaysia in 2017 — 99.6%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12.6 pp.

2017 99.6% −0.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 6of 137
Period maximum 99.9%2014
Period minimum 86.7%1971

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Malaysia, 1970–201785909510019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 87%1971: 86.7%1972: 87.8%1994: 97.3%1998: 95.8%1999: 95.6%2000: 98.4%2001: 97.8%2002: 96.6%2003: 97.1%2004: 99.4%2005: 99.6%2006: 95.4%2007: 95.1%2008: 95.1%2009: 95.9%2010: 96.2%2011: 97.1%2012: 98.5%2013: 99.7%2014: 99.9%2015: 99.5%2016: 99.8%2017: 99.6%
Change over the period: +12.6 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 99.6%
World 89.3%
South-Eastern Asia computed 94.7%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 94%
Primary school enrollment — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.6 −0.2 pp
2016 99.8 +0.3 pp
2015 99.5 −0.4 pp
2014 99.9 +0.2 pp
2013 99.7 +1.1 pp
2012 98.5 +1.5 pp
2011 97.1 +0.8 pp
2010 96.2 +0.4 pp
2009 95.9 +0.8 pp
2008 95.1 −0 pp
2007 95.1 −0.3 pp
2006 95.4 −4.2 pp
2005 99.6 +0.2 pp
2004 99.4 +2.3 pp
2003 97.1 +0.5 pp
2002 96.6 −1.2 pp
2001 97.8 −0.6 pp
2000 98.4 +2.8 pp
1999 95.6 −0.2 pp
1998 95.8 —
1994 97.3 —
1972 87.8 +1 pp
1971 86.7 −0.3 pp
1970 87 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 99.7 MY Malaysia 99.6 MM Myanmar 97.7 ID Indonesia 94.1 PH Philippines 93.8 TL Timor-Leste 93.7 BN Brunei Darussalam 93.5 LA Laos 92.5 KH Cambodia 90.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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What share of children reach the last grade of primary school.

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