Primary net enrolment in Malaysia

In Malaysia, 88.0% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Malaysia, 2024 88.0% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2023 −2.8percentage points 2023: 90.9%

Primary net enrolment in Malaysia over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2024
Period Malaysia
2024 88.0%
2023 90.9%
2022 87.5%
2021 87.9%
2020 88.2%
2019 89.1%
2018 92.2%
2017 92.1%
2016 92.0%
2015 92.2%
2014 93.0%
2013 94.5%
2012 94.7%
2011 94.9%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2010 95.4%
2009 96.0%
2008 95.8%
2007 95.5%
2006 94.6%
2005 96.7%
2004 95.7%
2003 93.1%
2002 92.9%
2001 95.2%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 90.9% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 93.0%, the figure has changed by −5.0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Malaysia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org