Primary school completion rate in Malaysia
The primary completion rate in Malaysia was 87.7% in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
87.7%
Change from 2023
−4.1percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Malaysia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.7% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 102.0% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.1 percentage points from 91.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by −9.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
90.4%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
80.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
12.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
18.0%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
34.9%
2024 · UNESCO UIS