Education in Malaysia

2,990 indicators covering education for Malaysia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 2024 up 4.4% 35th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 2024 187th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 2024 up 4.8% 37th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 2024 up 4.6% 37th
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million 2024 down 7.2% 45th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million 2024 down 3.9% 50th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.4% 150th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.0% 112th
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person 2024 down 17.0% 115th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.06 million 2024 down 3.9% 50th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.4% 156th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.0% 112th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0859 units per person 2024 down 17.0% 115th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million 2024 down 4.4% 50th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 3.8% 172nd
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0416 units per person 2024 down 17.5% 113th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.58 million 2024 down 3.3% 50th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4237 % change on previous year 2024 up 79.5% 124th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0444 units per person 2024 down 16.6% 113th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.64 million 2024 down 7.2% 45th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5628 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.2% 135th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 273,792 2024 down 1.7% 27th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 396.6% 27th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million 2024 down 10.3% 42nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 140.2% 175th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million 2024 down 4.1% 45th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year 2024 up 15.3% 68th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 936,008 2024 up 4.7% 37th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 169.7% 151st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.17 million 2024 up 3.5% 38th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.8 % change on previous year 2024 up 177.0% 88th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 191,898 2024 down 1.4% 25th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 81,894 2024 down 2.3% 23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 660,174 2024 up 4.5% 37th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year 2024 up 813.7% 80th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 507,807 2024 up 2.3% 37th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 5.9% 86th
Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 168th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 180th
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 2024 down 1.7% 27th
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Population ages 15-64 70.7% 2025 up 3.2% 21st
Population ages 0-14 21.3% 2025 down 17.5% 111th
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0743 units per person 2024 down 19.9% 125th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.5% 113th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 22.6% 112th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 0 2024 181st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 0 2024 181st