Malaysia - Primary Enrollment 2017
96.26%
+0.04pp from 2016
Malaysia's primary enrollment was 96.26% in 2017, increased +0.04pp from 96.22% in 2016. This was the 133rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rwanda | 139.31% | -0.9% |
| 2nd | Malawi | 139.23% | 1.0% |
| 3rd | Madagascar | 139.19% | 3.3% |
| 4th | Nepal | 135.35% | -2.8% |
| 5th | Seychelles | 132.24% | 4.8% |
| 6th | Sierra Leone | 126.86% | 3.1% |
| 7th | Namibia | 125.87% | 1.4% |
| 8th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 124.00% | -1.0% |
| 9th | Eswatini | 123.79% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Sweden | 122.90% | 1.2% |
| 11th | Myanmar | 121.80% | 1.6% |
| 12th | Togo | 119.41% | -1.7% |
| 13th | Gibraltar | 118.48% | 1.1% |
| 14th | India | 118.32% | -1.4% |
| 15th | Timor-Leste | 117.55% | -4.7% |
| 16th | Benin | 116.29% | -3.3% |
| 17th | Belize | 115.63% | -0.4% |
| 18th | Colombia | 113.31% | -1.9% |
| 19th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 113.04% | -0.2% |
| 20th | Mozambique | 111.57% | -1.9% |
| 21st | Cameroon | 111.22% | -5.1% |
| 22nd | São Tomé and Principe | 110.38% | 1.6% |
| 23rd | Grenada | 110.18% | 1.4% |
| 24th | Argentina | 109.88% | -1.6% |
| 25th | Brazil | 109.81% | 1.0% |
| 26th | Antigua and Barbuda | 109.74% | 2.2% |
| 27th | Dominica | 109.58% | 7.4% |
| 28th | Algeria | 108.06% | -0.9% |
| 29th | Dominican Republic | 108.02% | -2.4% |
| 30th | Burundi | 107.55% | -4.4% |
| 31st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 107.51% | 14.6% |
| 32nd | Lao PDR | 107.44% | -2.8% |
| 33rd | Uruguay | 107.15% | -0.9% |
| 34th | Morocco | 106.86% | 0.9% |
| 35th | Solomon Islands | 106.57% | -1.9% |
| 36th | Afghanistan | 106.54% | -0.2% |
| 37th | Lithuania | 106.41% | 2.1% |
| 38th | Samoa | 106.41% | -0.8% |
| 39th | Saudi Arabia | 106.38% | 2.9% |
| 40th | Comoros | 106.22% | -6.5% |
| 41st | Uganda | 106.17% | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Qatar | 106.12% | 2.3% |
| 43rd | Mexico | 105.80% | -0.6% |
| 44th | Lesotho | 105.56% | 1.3% |
| 45th | Tunisia | 105.55% | -0.5% |
| 46th | Albania | 105.41% | 0.1% |
| 47th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 105.37% | -0.4% |
| 48th | Macao SAR, China | 105.33% | 4.0% |
| 49th | Bangladesh | 105.13% | 10.9% |
| 50th | Netherlands | 105.04% | -0.6% |
| 51st | Hong Kong SAR, China | 104.81% | 0.1% |
| 52nd | Liechtenstein | 104.70% | -0.8% |
| 53rd | Brunei Darussalam | 104.57% | -1.1% |
| 54th | Viet Nam | 104.44% | -1.4% |
| 55th | Indonesia | 104.38% | -1.5% |
| 56th | Portugal | 104.21% | -0.8% |
| 57th | Cabo Verde | 104.15% | -0.3% |
| 58th | Moldova | 103.69% | -0.8% |
| 59th | Kiribati | 103.30% | -5.0% |
| 60th | Azerbaijan | 103.29% | -2.9% |
| 61st | Costa Rica | 103.22% | -1.3% |
| 62nd | Fiji | 102.96% | 2.7% |
| 63rd | Georgia | 102.94% | -1.1% |
| 64th | Peru | 102.81% | -1.2% |
| 65th | Italy | 102.80% | 3.0% |
| 66th | Belgium | 102.75% | 0.7% |
| 67th | Spain | 102.51% | 0.4% |
| 68th | France | 102.42% | 0.2% |
| 69th | Japan | 102.25% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Suriname | 102.18% | -4.9% |
| 71st | Kenya | 101.96% | -2.1% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 101.86% | -2.9% |
| 73rd | Switzerland | 101.83% | -0.1% |
| 74th | Oman | 101.83% | -1.4% |
| 75th | United States | 101.82% | 0.5% |
| 76th | Germany | 101.74% | 0.3% |
| 77th | South Africa | 101.58% | -1.8% |
| 78th | European Union | 101.44% | 0.4% |
| 79th | Chile | 101.40% | -0.2% |
| 80th | Guatemala | 101.39% | 0.0% |
| 81st | Austria | 101.10% | 0.7% |
| 82nd | Montenegro | 100.94% | 0.8% |
| 83rd | Ireland | 100.85% | -0.5% |
| 84th | Kyrgyz Republic | 100.80% | 1.0% |
| 85th | United Kingdom | 100.78% | 0.4% |
| 86th | Denmark | 100.78% | -0.3% |
| 87th | Russian Federation | 100.77% | 2.5% |
| 88th | Cambodia | 100.70% | -1.0% |
| 89th | Australia | 100.64% | -0.5% |
| 90th | Singapore | 100.63% | -0.1% |
| 91st | Cuba | 100.56% | -0.5% |
| 92nd | Ghana | 100.48% | -1.3% |
| 93rd | Serbia | 100.31% | -0.3% |
| 94th | British Virgin Islands | 100.15% | 8.9% |
| 95th | Bhutan | 99.74% | -1.6% |
| 96th | Malta | 99.61% | -0.3% |
| 97th | Finland | 99.47% | 0.0% |
| 98th | Latvia | 99.37% | 0.2% |
| 99th | Philippines | 99.37% | -2.3% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 99.31% | 0.8% |
| 101st | Norway | 99.27% | 0.0% |
| 102nd | Croatia | 99.23% | 0.4% |
| 103rd | Belarus | 98.99% | -0.4% |
| 104th | Iceland | 98.86% | -0.1% |
| 105th | Greece | 98.83% | -0.5% |
| 106th | Zambia | 98.80% | -0.8% |
| 107th | Bahrain | 98.74% | -1.2% |
| 108th | Canada | 98.63% | 0.1% |
| 109th | Korea | 98.62% | -1.1% |
| 110th | Jordan | 98.56% | 0.1% |
| 111th | New Zealand | 98.48% | -0.1% |
| 112th | Hungary | 98.43% | -0.6% |
| 113th | El Salvador | 98.31% | -3.5% |
| 114th | Slovak Republic | 98.27% | 0.7% |
| 115th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.24% | 2.2% |
| 116th | Ecuador | 98.19% | -0.8% |
| 117th | Slovenia | 98.18% | 0.2% |
| 118th | Uzbekistan | 98.05% | 0.4% |
| 119th | Poland | 97.68% | -1.9% |
| 120th | Bulgaria | 97.59% | -0.5% |
| 121st | West Bank and Gaza | 97.57% | 1.1% |
| 122nd | China | 97.54% | 0.7% |
| 123rd | Türkiye | 97.49% | -7.4% |
| 124th | Kazakhstan | 97.34% | 1.9% |
| 125th | Estonia | 97.25% | 0.0% |
| 126th | Czechia | 97.23% | 0.3% |
| 127th | Maldives | 97.15% | -1.1% |
| 128th | Israel | 96.93% | -0.2% |
| 129th | Luxembourg | 96.74% | -0.7% |
| 130th | Sri Lanka | 96.62% | -0.3% |
| 131st | Mauritius | 96.48% | -0.3% |
| 132nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 96.45% | 1.0% |
| 133rd | Malaysia | 96.26% | 0.0% |
| 134th | Tajikistan | 95.77% | 2.7% |
| 135th | St. Lucia | 95.51% | 0.6% |
| 136th | North Macedonia | 95.20% | -1.7% |
| 137th | Panama | 94.77% | 1.4% |
| 138th | Mongolia | 94.45% | -2.9% |
| 139th | Barbados | 94.37% | -1.0% |
| 140th | Zimbabwe | 94.33% | -1.5% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 94.22% | 0.2% |
| 142nd | Armenia | 93.10% | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Jamaica | 91.36% | -1.9% |
| 144th | Kuwait | 91.09% | -4.2% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 90.65% | 0.6% |
| 146th | Andorra | 90.20% | -0.9% |
| 147th | Tanzania | 89.60% | 5.1% |
| 148th | Burkina Faso | 89.51% | 2.4% |
| 149th | Gambia, The | 88.69% | 3.7% |
| 150th | Ukraine | 88.21% | 0.9% |
| 151st | Côte d'Ivoire | 88.21% | 0.3% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | 87.82% | -1.0% |
| 153rd | Romania | 87.27% | -0.4% |
| 154th | Honduras | 87.11% | -1.7% |
| 155th | Liberia | 79.60% | -5.1% |
| 156th | Eritrea | 78.35% | -4.9% |
| 157th | Lebanon | 78.12% | 2.1% |
| 158th | Mali | 74.67% | 3.9% |
| 159th | Pakistan | 74.50% | -1.6% |
| 160th | Niger | 74.38% | 2.1% |
| 161st | Chad | 74.21% | -10.1% |
| 162nd | Sudan | 70.37% | 0.7% |
FAQ
What was Malaysia's primary enrollment in 2017?▾
Malaysia's primary enrollment in 2017 was 96.26%. This ranked 133rd globally.
How did Malaysia's primary enrollment change in 2017?▾
Malaysia's primary enrollment increased by 0.0% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest primary enrollment in 2017?▾
Rwanda had the highest primary enrollment in 2017 at 139.31%.
What is the primary enrollment of Malaysia in 2017?▾
The primary enrollment of Malaysia in 2017 was 96.26%. This ranked 133rd globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Malaysia's primary enrollment?▾
Malaysia's primary enrollment went from 96.22% in 2016 to 96.26% in 2017, a 0.0% increase.
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