Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 508,757 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
508,757 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 196 countries
All-time high
508,765 number
in 2018
All-time low
30,188 number
in 1974
Years of data
31
1974–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia, 1974–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1974199620191974: 30.2k number1987: 169.4k number1988: 152.3k number1989: 168.6k number1990: 167.1k number1991: 189.4k number1992: 195.5k number1993: 201.7k number1994: 301.9k number1995: 231.7k number1996: 204.1k number1998: 304.1k number1999: 287.8k number2001: 275.9k number2002: 279.9k number2003: 291.9k number2004: 315.5k number2005: 328.1k number2006: 299.7k number2007: 324.6k number2008: 383.6k number2009: 389.6k number2010: 398.3k number2012: 420.6k number2013: 438.8k number2014: 454.2k number2015: 472.7k number2016: 472.7k number2017: 500.9k number2018: 508.8k number2019: 508.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 508,757 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 508,765 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30,188 number, in 1974.

Malaysia ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Malaysia, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 30,188 number —
1987 169,442 number +461.3%
1988 152,326 number -10.1%
1989 168,631 number +10.7%
1990 167,109 number -0.9%
1991 189,435 number +13.4%
1992 195,499 number +3.2%
1993 201,733 number +3.2%
1994 301,859 number +49.6%
1995 231,742 number -23.2%
1996 204,093 number -11.9%
1998 304,126 number +49.0%
1999 287,844 number -5.4%
2001 275,878 number -4.2%
2002 279,890 number +1.5%
2003 291,887 number +4.3%
2004 315,531 number +8.1%
2005 328,082 number +4.0%
2006 299,682 number -8.7%
2007 324,571 number +8.3%
2008 383,592 number +18.2%
2009 389,578 number +1.6%
2010 398,334 number +2.2%
2012 420,558 number +5.6%
2013 438,839 number +4.3%
2014 454,201 number +3.5%
2015 472,712 number +4.1%
2016 472,684 number -0.0%
2017 500,884 number +6.0%
2018 508,765 number +1.6%
2019 508,757 number -0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 508,757 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77,918 number, 6.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 508,757 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,881 number, 20.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1987 +461.3% 30,188 number 169,442 number
1994 +49.6% 201,733 number 301,859 number
1998 +49.0% 204,093 number 304,126 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,188 number 30,188 number 30,188 number 1
1980s 163,466 number 152,326 number 169,442 number 3
1990s 231,493 number 167,109 number 304,126 number 9
2000s 320,966 number 275,878 number 389,578 number 9
2010s 463,970 number 398,334 number 508,765 number 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 31 Venezuela 604,397 number compare
  2. 32 Ukraine 567,407 number compare
  3. 33 Sudan 535,516 number compare
  4. 35 Nepal 505,868 number compare
  5. 36 Kazakhstan 501,980 number compare
  6. 37 Uzbekistan 462,162 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malaysia was 508,757 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 508,765 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 30,188 number in 1974.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.