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Ministry of Education MalaysiaValues: students enrolledIN BRIEF
EDUCATION · MALAYSIA
Where are Malaysia's government-school students?
Watch government-school enrolment move across Malaysian states, combining primary, secondary and Form 6 students.
SHOW ME THE DATA2017 → 2025 · students enrolled
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA RACE2017 — 2025
SourceMinistry of Education Malaysia
2017
1Selangor888.7K
2Johor588.8K
3Sabah484.1K
4Sarawak448.2K
5Perak385.0K
6Kedah349.6K
7Kelantan302.2K
8Pahang254.0K
9Pulau Pinang241.6K
10Terengganu228.2K
11W.P. Kuala Lumpur219.4K
12Negeri Sembilan190.5K
13Melaka149.3K
14Perlis55.4K
15W.P. Putrajaya22.9K
16W.P. Labuan15.2K
201720172025
Ministry of Education MalaysiaValues: students enrolledSourceMinistry of Education Malaysia ↗03 Aug 2026 · data through 2025HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
State enrolment shows the scale of each public-school system, not school quality or learning outcomes.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSGovernment-school enrolment from MOE EMIS.
PulseKita sums MOE enrolment for primary, secondary and post-secondary government schools at state level, using both-sex totals and excluding the national aggregate row.
- This source covers government schools in the MOE administrative system.
- State totals combine primary, secondary and post-secondary (Form 6) enrolment.
- The dataset is derived from individual-level EMIS administrative records.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Primary evidenceEnrolment in Government Schools by District
- 2TransformationPulseKita sums MOE enrolment for primary, secondary and post-secondary government schools at state level, using both-sex totals and excluding the national aggregate row.
- 3Published visualAnimated race
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2017 → 2025
UNITstudents enrolled
SOURCEmachine readable
UPDATED03 Aug 2026 · data through 2025