Malaysia - History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
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| BASIC DATA
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| Official Country Name:
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Malaysia
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| Region:
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Southeast Asia
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| Population:
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21,793,293
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| Language(s):
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Bahasa Melayu, English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai, Iban, Kadazan
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| Literacy Rate:
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83.5%
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| Academic Year:
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January-November
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| Compulsory Schooling:
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9 years
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| Public Expenditure on Education:
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4.9%
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| Libraries:
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471
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| Educational Enrollment:
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Primary: 2,840,667
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Secondary: 1,889,592
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Higher: 210,724
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| Educational Enrollment Rate:
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Primary: 101%
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Secondary: 64%
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Higher: 12%
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| Teachers:
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Primary: 148,000
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Secondary: 102,139
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Higher: 14,960
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| Student-Teacher Ratio:
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Primary: 19:1
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Secondary: 19:1
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| Female Enrollment Rate:
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Primary: 101%
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Secondary: 69%
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