Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malaysia
Gross primary school enrolment in Malaysia was 90.4% in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
90.4%
Change from 2023
−1.1percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malaysia over time
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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.4% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 91.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 97.2%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
38.5%
2024 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2022 · 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