School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia

Malaysia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 512,878 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
512,878 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
53rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
543,177 number
in 2004
All-time low
337,294 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia, 1970–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia stood at 512,878 number.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia peaked at 543,177 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 337,294 number, in 1974.

That places Malaysia 53rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 348,533 number 337,294 number 366,331 number 10
1980s 410,858 number 372,435 number 458,326 number 10
1990s 498,449 number 467,509 number 522,514 number 10
2000s 533,213 number 516,988 number 543,177 number 10
2010s 494,539 number 480,811 number 513,111 number 10
2020s 512,878 number 512,878 number 512,878 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 50 Chad 523,516 number compare
  2. 51 Italy 522,575 number compare
  3. 52 Peru 521,047 number compare
  4. 54 Senegal 496,380 number compare
  5. 55 Somalia 493,532 number compare
  6. 56 Ukraine 478,550 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia was 512,878 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 543,177 number in 2004.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 337,294 number in 1974.
How does Malaysia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Malaysia ranks 53rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/