Malaysia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Malaysia was 66.60 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 66.60 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7.92 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 7.92
1980 22.54
1981 29.09
1982 31.29
1983 30.81
1984 34.98
1985 37.24
1987 36.42
1988 32.83
1989 34.91
1990 33.52
1991 37.29
1992 38.08
1993 39.22
1994 59.37
1995 45.26
1996 40.06
1998 55.95
1999 53.60
2000 51.40
2001 51.34
2002 51.16
2003 53.46
2004 56.52
2005 57.00
2006 51.84
2007 55.24
2008 65.13
2009 66.60

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 69.22 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.22 in 2009 and a minimum value of 7.44 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 7.44
1987 34.46
1988 32.97
1989 35.19
1990 33.82
1991 37.66
1992 38.43
1993 39.62
1994 60.85
1995 46.30
1996 41.56
1998 55.67
1999 54.63
2001 53.32
2002 53.19
2003 56.79
2004 59.95
2005 59.83
2006 54.56
2007 57.38
2008 67.47
2009 69.22

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 64.13 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 64.13 in 2009 and a minimum value of 8.37 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1974 8.37
1987 38.27
1988 32.71
1989 34.64
1990 33.23
1991 36.94
1992 37.76
1993 38.84
1994 57.99
1995 44.29
1996 38.65
1998 56.21
1999 52.63
2001 49.46
2002 49.24
2003 50.32
2004 53.30
2005 54.34
2006 49.29
2007 53.22
2008 62.92
2009 64.13

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Malaysia was 96.28 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.69 in 1985 and a minimum value of 88.71 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 88.71
1975 94.45
1976 93.82
1977 92.95
1978 92.99
1979 92.41
1980 92.65
1981 93.74
1982 96.01
1983 98.77
1984 99.89
1985 100.69
1987 97.00
1988 95.26
1989 93.56
1990 92.44
1991 93.05
1992 94.17
1993 94.97
1994 95.35
1995 96.16
1996 96.27
1998 94.59
1999 95.38
2000 98.08
2001 97.07
2002 95.07
2003 95.24
2004 96.86
2005 96.28

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 96.21 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 100.25 in 1985 and a minimum value of 83.45 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 83.45
1975 91.99
1980 92.00
1981 93.33
1982 95.60
1983 98.25
1984 99.58
1985 100.25
1987 96.59
1988 94.77
1989 93.03
1990 92.02
1991 92.64
1992 93.99
1993 94.91
1994 95.51
1996 96.38
1998 94.43
1999 94.62
2000 98.03
2001 96.97
2002 94.97
2003 95.04
2004 96.72
2005 96.21

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 96.34 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.12 in 1985 and a minimum value of 92.85 in 1990.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 93.92
1975 96.85
1980 93.27
1981 94.14
1982 96.39
1983 99.26
1984 100.20
1985 101.12
1987 97.39
1988 95.72
1989 94.06
1990 92.85
1991 93.44
1992 94.33
1993 95.03
1994 95.19
1996 96.17
1998 94.75
1999 96.10
2000 98.12
2001 97.16
2002 95.17
2003 95.42
2004 96.99
2005 96.34

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Malaysia was 95.89 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.82 in 2000 and a minimum value of 88.10 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 88.10
1971 88.86
1972 90.35
1994 95.35
1999 95.14
2000 97.82
2001 96.81
2002 95.07
2003 94.97
2004 96.52
2005 95.89

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malaysia was 95.92 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.84 in 2000 and a minimum value of 82.97 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 82.97
1971 84.69
1972 86.08
1994 95.51
1999 94.43
2000 97.84
2001 96.77
2002 94.96
2003 94.84
2004 96.46
2005 95.92

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Malaysia was 95.86 as of 2005. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.80 in 2000 and a minimum value of 93.00 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 93.19
1971 93.00
1972 94.55
1994 95.19
1999 95.81
2000 97.80
2001 96.84
2002 95.17
2003 95.09
2004 96.58
2005 95.86

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Malaysia was 0.94 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 1.56 in 1999, while its lowest value was 0.83 in 2005.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 0.89
1999 1.56
2002 0.93
2003 1.12
2004 0.94
2005 0.83
2006 1.34
2007 1.04
2008 1.26
2009 0.94

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Malaysia was 68.30 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.59 in 2004 and a minimum value of 34.23 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 34.23
1971 35.68
1972 37.12
1973 39.48
1974 42.85
1975 45.72
1976 46.65
1977 46.23
1978 47.48
1979 48.23
1980 47.69
1981 49.10
1982 48.58
1983 51.05
1984 52.67
1985 52.95
1986 55.90
1987 58.25
1988 57.67
1989 57.53
1990 56.04
1991 56.84
1992 57.39
1993 55.95
1994 55.69
1998 66.35
1999 66.40
2000 66.16
2001 66.29
2002 66.91
2003 72.41
2004 73.59
2005 70.30
2006 70.28
2007 68.95
2008 69.06
2009 68.30

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 70.77 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.96 in 2004 and a minimum value of 27.86 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 27.86
1971 28.77
1972 30.54
1973 33.34
1974 36.91
1976 41.31
1978 44.43
1979 45.37
1980 45.70
1981 47.73
1982 47.87
1983 50.57
1984 52.65
1985 53.15
1986 55.89
1987 58.87
1988 58.52
1989 58.53
1990 57.79
1991 58.13
1992 59.07
1993 57.81
1994 57.85
1998 69.10
1999 69.06
2000 69.06
2001 69.10
2002 70.03
2003 76.84
2004 77.96
2005 73.64
2006 73.11
2007 71.43
2008 71.62
2009 70.77

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 65.93 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.39 in 2004 and a minimum value of 40.69 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 40.69
1971 42.73
1972 43.88
1973 45.84
1974 49.04
1976 52.18
1978 50.57
1979 51.08
1980 49.65
1981 50.43
1982 49.27
1983 51.51
1984 52.69
1985 52.75
1986 55.91
1987 57.66
1988 56.85
1989 56.57
1990 54.35
1991 55.59
1992 55.75
1993 54.15
1994 53.59
1998 63.69
1999 63.83
2000 63.38
2001 63.60
2002 63.92
2003 68.18
2004 69.39
2005 67.10
2006 67.57
2007 66.58
2008 66.61
2009 65.93

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Malaysia was 67.93 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.26 in 2004 and a minimum value of 33.10 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 33.10
1998 65.87
1999 66.06
2000 66.00
2001 66.05
2002 66.60
2003 72.15
2004 73.26
2005 69.95
2006 70.04
2007 68.67
2008 68.75
2009 67.93

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Malaysia was 70.52 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.71 in 2004 and a minimum value of 26.86 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 26.86
1998 68.69
1999 68.73
2000 68.98
2001 68.91
2002 69.72
2003 76.65
2004 77.71
2005 73.33
2006 72.94
2007 71.22
2008 71.39
2009 70.52

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Malaysia was 65.46 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 69.00 in 2004 and a minimum value of 39.43 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 39.43
1998 63.14
1999 63.48
2000 63.13
2001 63.31
2002 63.60
2003 67.84
2004 69.00
2005 66.71
2006 67.27
2007 66.23
2008 66.23
2009 65.46

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Malaysia was 3.10 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 7.55 in 1999, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 2009.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 6.49
1999 7.55
2000 5.81
2001 6.55
2002 3.48
2003 5.27
2004 5.32
2005 3.21
2006 4.10
2007 3.84
2008 4.01
2009 3.10

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Malaysia was 40.24 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 40.24 in 2009 and a minimum value of 3.91 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1979 3.91
1980 4.12
1981 4.33
1982 4.54
1983 4.52
1984 5.00
1985 5.89
1986 6.83
1987 7.38
1988 7.39
1989 6.63
1990 7.26
1991 8.11
1992 9.27
1993 9.60
1994 10.55
1995 11.34
1998 22.08
1999 22.74
2000 25.74
2001 25.45
2002 28.16
2003 31.61
2004 31.24
2005 29.31
2006 30.60
2007 33.04
2008 37.46
2009 40.24

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 45.45 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.45 in 2009 and a minimum value of 2.94 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1979 2.94
1980 3.09
1981 3.26
1982 3.81
1983 4.00
1984 4.27
1985 5.24
1987 6.57
1988 6.64
1998 22.80
1999 22.94
2000 26.47
2001 27.89
2002 31.34
2003 36.57
2004 35.00
2005 33.21
2006 33.99
2007 37.40
2008 42.44
2009 45.45

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 35.19 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 35.19 in 2009 and a minimum value of 4.93 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1979 4.93
1980 5.20
1981 5.46
1982 5.30
1983 5.05
1984 5.74
1985 6.55
1987 8.19
1988 8.13
1998 21.38
1999 22.55
2000 25.02
2001 23.05
2002 25.05
2003 26.75
2004 27.56
2005 25.50
2006 27.30
2007 28.80
2008 32.62
2009 35.19

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation