Enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia

Malaysia: Enrolment in primary education, male was 1.58 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.58 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
48th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.67 million number
in 2013
All-time low
895,535 number
in 1970
Years of data
38
1970–2017

Enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia, 1970–2017

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1970199320171970: 895.5k number1975: 984.6k number1980: 1.0M number1981: 1.0M number1982: 1.1M number1983: 1.1M number1984: 1.1M number1985: 1.1M number1987: 1.2M number1988: 1.2M number1989: 1.2M number1990: 1.3M number1991: 1.3M number1992: 1.3M number1993: 1.4M number1994: 1.4M number1995: 1.4M number1996: 1.5M number1998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.6M number2001: 1.6M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.6M number2004: 1.6M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.7M number2008: 1.7M number2009: 1.7M number2010: 1.7M number2011: 1.7M number2012: 1.7M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia is 1.58 million number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia peaked at 1.67 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 895,535 number, in 1970.

That places Malaysia 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 940,070 number 895,535 number 984,606 number 2
1980s 1.12 million number 1.03 million number 1.23 million number 9
1990s 1.40 million number 1.26 million number 1.50 million number 9
2000s 1.61 million number 1.54 million number 1.66 million number 10
2010s 1.63 million number 1.58 million number 1.67 million number 8

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 45 Venezuela 1.70 million number compare
  2. 46 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  3. 47 Zambia 1.63 million number compare
  4. 49 Spain 1.56 million number compare
  5. 50 Germany 1.54 million number compare
  6. 51 Italy 1.50 million number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Malaysia was 1.58 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million number in 2013.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 895,535 number in 1970.
How does Malaysia rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Malaysia ranks 48th out of 202 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.