School age population, one year before than official … male than in Malaysia
Malaysia: School age population, one year before than official … male than 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 in Malaysia, 1970–2020
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 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 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.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 180,591 number | — |
| 1971 | 179,982 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 177,502 number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 174,548 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 173,026 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 175,044 number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 177,083 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 180,234 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 184,082 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 187,906 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 190,929 number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 194,298 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 197,775 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 201,589 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 206,074 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 211,460 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 216,928 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 223,171 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 229,665 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 235,680 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 240,509 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 244,966 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 248,741 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 252,110 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 255,483 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 259,276 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 261,910 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 264,183 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 266,226 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 268,215 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 270,345 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 272,527 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 275,124 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 277,592 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 279,096 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 278,560 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 277,128 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 273,969 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 269,961 number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 266,297 number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 264,524 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 260,209 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 255,378 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 250,900 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 247,800 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 247,118 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 248,773 number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 252,352 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 256,996 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 261,462 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 264,210 number | +1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 264,210 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 264,210 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31,531 number, 8.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Malaysia?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
- Malaysia ranks 51st out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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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About this data
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/