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 248,668 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
248,668 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
53rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
264,081 number
in 2004
All-time low
164,268 number
in 1974
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

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 248,668 number.

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

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia peaked at 264,081 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 164,268 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 169,533 number 164,268 number 178,425 number 10
1980s 200,101 number 181,506 number 222,646 number 10
1990s 242,287 number 227,000 number 254,299 number 10
2000s 259,153 number 250,691 number 264,081 number 10
2010s 239,988 number 233,693 number 248,587 number 10
2020s 248,668 number 248,668 number 248,668 number 1

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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 248,668 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 264,081 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 164,268 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 up 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/