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Malaysia: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

90.36percent · 2024-7.0% since 2014

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Malaysia from 1970 to 2024.

19832024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202490.36
202391.502
202289.787
202192.577
202093.18
201994.328
201895.776
201796.257
201696.222
201595.631
201497.156
201398.907
201298.704
201198.856
201098.87
200998.794
200898.699
200798.363
200697.837
200597.133
200496.018
200393.396
200292.927
200195.406
200097.456
199995.683
199896.313
199697.254
199596.552
199496.081
199395.982
199295.689
199195.689
199095.935
198996.803
198897.409
198797.676
198599.711
1984100.015
1983101.27
1982101.497
1981102.126
1980103.395
1979103.894
1978104.063
1977102.749
1975101.396
197093.008

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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