Primary completion rate, total in Malaysia
Malaysia: Primary completion rate, total was 87.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Malaysia, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Malaysia stood at 87.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Malaysia peaked at 104.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 93.4% | 103.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 91.6% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 89.2% | 102.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 89.9% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.5% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More aid effectiveness data for Malaysia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 285,903 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 0.1873 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 6.58 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.0% (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.0% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 6.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 6.58 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 6.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 325,336 current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 1.15 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Malaysia?
- Primary completion rate, total in Malaysia was 87.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Malaysia ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.