Education in Malaysia 152 indicators covering education for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 88.5% 2023 down 7.1% 96th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 480 2024 down 23.4% 70th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 640 2024 down 22.7% 63rd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 1,803 2024 down 8.8% 58th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 2,043 2024 down 5.7% 62nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 106.2% 2017 up 6.3% 54th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 104.4% 2017 up 4.8% 70th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.5% 2100 down 20.7% 72nd Number of adults with no formal education by region 214,700 people 2100 down 23.5% 52nd Population by level of education 21.54 million people 2100 up 6.6% 34th Repeaters, primary, female 0.0% 1991 — 175th Repeaters, primary, male 0.0% 1991 — 175th School enrollment, secondary, private 9.4% 2021 up 102.0% 115th School enrollment, primary 99.6% 2017 up 4.8% 6th Trained teachers in primary education 94.0% 2024 down 4.7% 72nd Over-age students, primary 0.2% 2017 up 114.3% 184th Secondary education, teachers 70.1% 2024 up 4.6% 41st School enrollment, primary, female 99.8% 2014 up 0.4% 1st School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% 2014 up 0.7% 1st Over-age students, primary, male 0.3% 2017 up 149.9% 184th Over-age students, primary, female 0.2% 2017 up 75.8% 184th Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th Progression to secondary school 91.0% 2016 down 6.8% 123rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.5% 2015 down 0.1% 14th Trained teachers in primary education, female 94.2% 2024 down 4.5% 69th Trained teachers in primary education, male 93.7% 2024 down 5.2% 66th Primary education, pupils 48.9% 2017 up 0.4% 55th Tertiary education, academic staff 49.4% 2024 up 10.3% 54th Persistence to grade 5, female 88.2% 2023 down 7.9% 92nd Persistence to grade 5, male 88.7% 2023 down 6.4% 86th School enrollment, secondary 72.2% 2018 down 2.5% 95th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 91.7% 2016 down 7.2% 113th School enrollment, secondary, female 75.4% 2018 down 1.5% 94th School enrollment, secondary, male 69.2% 2018 down 3.6% 94th Progression to secondary school, female 90.4% 2016 down 6.4% 114th Expenditure on tertiary education 21.3% 2018 down 35.4% 73rd Literacy rate, youth female 98.3% 2022 down 0.2% 51st Children out of school, primary 404,724 2024 up 76.6% 25th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 99.8% 2014 up 0.4% 3rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 100.0% 2014 up 0.7% 1st Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.99 GPI 2022 down 1.0% 64th Literacy rate, youth male 99.3% 2022 up 0.9% 25th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.66 2017 down 22.2% 174th Literacy rate, youth total 98.8% 2022 up 0.4% 36th Expenditure on secondary education 41.4% 2018 up 46.5% 22nd Expenditure on primary education 34.0% 2018 down 12.9% 63rd Secondary education, pupils 50.5% 2018 down 0.4% 49th Children out of school, primary, female 181,582 2024 up 91.2% 31st Children out of school, primary, male 223,142 2024 up 66.3% 28th Literacy rate, adult total 95.8% 2022 up 2.8% 33rd Literacy rate, adult male 96.8% 2022 up 1.5% 33rd Trained teachers in preprimary education 37.1% 2024 up 0.7% 98th Trained teachers in secondary education 91.4% 2024 down 7.2% 56th Adolescents out of school 18.0% 2024 up 26.5% 44th Current education expenditure, total 94.4% 2021 up 0.1% 47th Current education expenditure, primary 98.8% 2021 down 1.2% 25th Current education expenditure, secondary 96.5% 2021 down 3.5% 38th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 36.7% 2024 up 1.6% 99th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 92.0% 2024 down 6.7% 54th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →