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 264,210 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
264,210 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
51st
of 202 countries
All-time high
279,096 number
in 2004
All-time low
173,026 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

Malaysia recorded 264,210 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malaysia peaked at 279,096 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 173,026 number, in 1974.

Malaysia ranks 51st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 179,000 number 173,026 number 187,906 number 10
1980s 210,757 number 190,929 number 235,680 number 10
1990s 256,162 number 240,509 number 268,215 number 10
2000s 274,060 number 266,297 number 279,096 number 10
2010s 254,551 number 247,118 number 264,524 number 10
2020s 264,210 number 264,210 number 264,210 number 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 48 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 278,587 number compare
  2. 49 Nepal 275,514 number compare
  3. 50 Italy 269,133 number compare
  4. 52 Peru 263,558 number compare
  5. 53 Chad 262,916 number compare
  6. 54 Senegal 251,589 number compare

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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 264,210 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 279,096 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 173,026 number in 1974.
How does Malaysia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Malaysia ranks 51st 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 0.1%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/