Malaysia - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Malaysia was 98.06 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.97 in 2017 and a minimum value of 8.26 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 8.26
1980 22.73
1982 30.55
1983 32.64
1984 33.12
1985 35.19
1987 35.64
1988 32.95
1989 35.79
1990 34.86
1991 38.86
1992 39.42
1993 40.11
1994 59.95
1995 45.22
1996 40.02
1998 56.54
1999 54.50
2000 52.05
2001 52.38
2002 52.67
2003 55.68
2004 59.86
2005 61.89
2006 57.19
2007 62.04
2008 74.40
2009 76.91
2010 79.14
2012 84.67
2013 89.41
2014 93.01
2015 97.02
2016 96.94
2017 99.97
2018 99.22
2019 98.06

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 99.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101.56 in 2017 and a minimum value of 7.75 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 7.75
1987 33.70
1988 33.15
1989 36.21
1990 35.32
1991 39.38
1992 39.83
1993 40.47
1994 61.23
1995 46.06
1996 41.33
1998 56.16
1999 55.59
2001 54.45
2002 54.75
2003 59.07
2004 63.34
2005 64.74
2006 59.99
2007 64.31
2008 77.02
2009 80.00
2010 82.56
2012 86.44
2013 90.88
2014 94.15
2015 98.63
2016 99.52
2017 101.56
2018 100.44
2019 99.76

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 96.47 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.46 in 2017 and a minimum value of 8.74 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 8.74
1987 37.47
1988 32.76
1989 35.38
1990 34.43
1991 38.36
1992 39.03
1993 39.76
1994 58.74
1995 44.43
1996 38.77
1998 56.90
1999 53.47
2001 50.42
2002 50.70
2003 52.47
2004 56.57
2005 59.19
2006 54.53
2007 59.90
2008 71.93
2009 74.00
2010 75.93
2012 83.01
2013 88.01
2014 91.94
2015 95.49
2016 94.51
2017 98.46
2018 98.08
2019 96.47

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Malaysia was 104.38 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.29 in 2017 and a minimum value of 87.62 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 87.62
1975 94.31
1977 95.41
1978 96.34
1979 95.91
1980 95.51
1981 95.27
1982 95.64
1983 96.33
1984 95.90
1985 96.11
1987 94.69
1988 94.79
1989 94.61
1990 94.40
1991 95.37
1992 96.53
1993 97.15
1994 97.25
1995 97.48
1996 97.82
1998 96.14
1999 95.86
2000 98.68
2001 98.08
2002 96.60
2003 97.37
2004 99.72
2005 99.99
2006 98.69
2007 97.95
2008 97.98
2009 98.66
2010 99.76
2011 101.08
2012 102.74
2013 104.66
2014 104.36
2015 103.82
2016 105.00
2017 105.29
2018 104.94
2019 104.38

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 104.87 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.01 in 2017 and a minimum value of 83.70 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 83.70
1975 92.88
1980 95.20
1981 95.11
1982 95.39
1983 95.91
1984 95.66
1985 95.80
1987 94.30
1988 94.38
1989 94.22
1990 94.16
1991 95.21
1992 96.59
1993 97.25
1994 97.50
1995 97.57
1996 97.83
1998 95.86
1999 95.08
2000 98.72
2001 98.06
2002 96.58
2003 97.29
2004 99.70
2005 100.01
2006 98.81
2007 98.23
2008 98.38
2009 99.11
2010 100.21
2011 101.64
2012 103.28
2013 105.15
2014 104.76
2015 104.13
2016 105.67
2017 106.01
2018 105.75
2019 104.87

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 103.92 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.62 in 2017 and a minimum value of 91.38 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 91.38
1975 95.66
1980 95.80
1981 95.42
1982 95.88
1983 96.73
1984 96.13
1985 96.40
1987 95.06
1988 95.18
1989 94.98
1990 94.62
1991 95.52
1992 96.48
1993 97.05
1994 97.02
1995 97.39
1996 97.81
1998 96.41
1999 96.60
2000 98.64
2001 98.09
2002 96.61
2003 97.44
2004 99.74
2005 99.97
2006 98.58
2007 97.68
2008 97.60
2009 98.24
2010 99.33
2011 100.56
2012 102.24
2013 104.20
2014 103.98
2015 103.53
2016 104.37
2017 104.62
2018 104.17
2019 103.92

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Malaysia was 99.65 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.89 in 2014 and a minimum value of 86.73 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 87.02
1971 86.73
1972 87.76
1994 97.25
1998 95.78
1999 95.62
2000 98.41
2001 97.81
2002 96.59
2003 97.09
2004 99.38
2005 99.59
2006 95.41
2007 95.11
2008 95.07
2009 95.87
2010 96.23
2011 97.06
2012 98.54
2013 99.66
2014 99.89
2015 99.52
2016 99.82
2017 99.65

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malaysia was 99.81 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.81 in 2014 and a minimum value of 83.22 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 83.22
1971 84.06
1972 85.04
1994 97.50
1998 95.54
1999 94.89
2000 98.52
2001 97.86
2002 96.58
2003 97.08
2004 99.44
2005 99.71
2006 96.79
2007 96.08
2008 95.26
2009 97.35
2010 96.37
2011 97.61
2012 98.90
2014 99.81

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Malaysia was 99.97 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.97 in 2014 and a minimum value of 89.29 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1970 90.67
1971 89.29
1972 90.36
1994 97.02
1998 96.01
1999 96.31
2000 98.32
2001 97.78
2002 96.60
2003 97.10
2004 99.31
2005 99.48
2006 94.10
2007 94.20
2008 94.88
2009 94.48
2010 96.10
2011 96.55
2012 98.21
2014 99.97

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Malaysia was 8.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 14.74 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.27 in 1988.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1988 0.27
1989 0.36
1990 0.34
1991 0.39
1992 0.43
1993 0.33
1994 0.38
1996 1.36
1998 0.89
1999 1.56
2002 0.93
2003 1.12
2004 0.94
2005 0.83
2006 3.42
2007 4.42
2008 6.18
2009 7.96
2010 9.73
2011 11.08
2012 12.54
2013 14.74
2014 13.95
2015 12.77
2016 12.38
2017 11.84
2018 11.17
2019 8.55

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Malaysia was 83.75 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.45 in 2017 and a minimum value of 39.23 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 39.23
1971 41.18
1972 43.01
1974 49.45
1975 52.31
1976 52.81
1977 52.05
1978 53.48
1979 54.67
1980 54.76
1981 57.19
1982 57.33
1983 60.79
1984 62.97
1985 63.18
1986 66.25
1987 68.06
1988 66.33
1989 65.39
1990 63.41
1991 64.53
1992 65.61
1993 64.53
1994 64.78
1995 64.82
1996 66.43
1997 67.01
1998 78.63
1999 77.85
2000 77.41
2001 76.90
2002 77.02
2003 82.90
2004 84.13
2005 80.66
2006 79.73
2007 77.48
2008 77.11
2009 76.12
2010 77.27
2011 77.47
2012 81.48
2013 81.87
2014 85.35
2015 84.93
2016 84.71
2017 85.45
2018 81.99
2019 83.75

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 86.99 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.25 in 2004 and a minimum value of 32.11 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 32.11
1971 33.43
1972 35.74
1974 43.39
1979 52.57
1980 53.42
1981 56.37
1982 57.03
1983 60.59
1984 63.22
1985 63.69
1986 66.37
1987 68.93
1988 67.54
1989 66.81
1990 65.67
1991 66.26
1992 67.76
1993 66.84
1994 67.44
1995 67.74
1997 69.39
1998 82.16
1999 81.03
2000 80.89
2001 80.22
2002 80.66
2003 88.03
2004 89.25
2005 84.71
2006 83.28
2007 80.63
2008 80.32
2009 79.15
2010 80.20
2011 80.68
2012 83.45
2013 84.43
2014 88.82
2015 88.68
2016 87.61
2017 87.95
2018 85.41
2019 86.99

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 80.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.10 in 2017 and a minimum value of 46.36 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 46.36
1971 48.97
1972 50.33
1974 55.52
1979 56.69
1980 56.03
1981 57.98
1982 57.61
1983 60.97
1984 62.73
1985 62.70
1986 66.14
1987 67.24
1988 65.18
1989 64.03
1990 61.25
1991 62.85
1992 63.54
1993 62.31
1994 62.22
1995 62.02
1997 64.72
1998 75.23
1999 74.80
2000 74.08
2001 73.72
2002 73.53
2003 78.00
2004 79.23
2005 76.80
2006 76.36
2007 74.49
2008 74.07
2009 73.26
2010 74.49
2011 74.43
2012 79.61
2013 79.46
2014 82.08
2015 81.41
2016 81.97
2017 83.10
2018 78.78
2019 80.70

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Malaysia was 72.21 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.89 in 2004 and a minimum value of 37.12 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 37.12
1971 39.67
1972 41.50
1998 76.20
1999 75.69
2000 75.30
2001 75.25
2002 74.69
2003 80.32
2004 80.89
2005 76.93
2006 78.45
2007 74.47
2008 74.09
2009 74.00
2010 74.34
2011 74.17
2012 75.76
2013 76.25
2014 74.65
2016 73.40
2017 74.40
2018 72.21

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Malaysia was 75.43 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.12 in 2004 and a minimum value of 30.37 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 30.37
1971 32.26
1972 34.55
1998 79.32
1999 78.40
2000 78.44
2001 78.30
2002 77.86
2003 84.74
2004 85.12
2005 79.89
2006 81.81
2007 76.86
2008 76.54
2009 76.59
2010 76.90
2011 77.06
2012 78.36
2013 78.94
2014 77.54
2016 76.87
2017 77.62
2018 75.43

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Malaysia was 69.19 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.85 in 2004 and a minimum value of 43.88 in 1970.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 43.88
1971 47.12
1972 48.50
1998 73.19
1999 73.09
2000 72.30
2001 72.32
2002 71.64
2003 76.09
2004 76.85
2005 74.10
2006 75.26
2007 72.21
2008 71.77
2009 71.55
2010 71.91
2011 71.43
2012 73.30
2013 73.73
2014 71.93
2016 70.14
2017 71.37
2018 69.19

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Malaysia was 9.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 11.25 in 2015, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 2009.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 6.49
1999 7.55
2000 5.81
2001 6.55
2002 3.48
2003 5.27
2004 5.32
2005 3.21
2006 4.10
2007 3.84
2008 4.01
2009 3.10
2010 4.49
2011 4.68
2012 7.69
2013 8.45
2014 11.13
2015 11.25
2016 9.65
2017 9.61
2018 8.95
2019 9.32

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Malaysia was 43.06 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.76 in 2016 and a minimum value of 3.82 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 3.82
1980 3.99
1982 4.33
1983 4.32
1984 4.81
1985 5.72
1986 6.73
1987 7.35
1988 7.38
1989 6.60
1990 7.18
1991 7.88
1992 8.91
1993 9.22
1994 10.14
1995 10.97
1998 21.64
1999 22.62
2000 25.62
2001 25.00
2002 27.44
2003 30.61
2004 30.03
2005 27.92
2006 28.41
2007 30.01
2008 33.44
2009 35.49
2010 37.03
2011 36.15
2012 37.61
2013 39.07
2014 39.51
2015 45.59
2016 46.76
2017 43.72
2018 45.13
2019 43.06

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Malaysia was 48.74 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 51.66 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2.92 in 1979.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 2.92
1980 3.07
1982 3.74
1983 3.93
1984 4.21
1985 5.20
1988 6.16
1989 5.64
1998 22.34
1999 22.80
2000 26.36
2001 27.52
2002 30.75
2003 35.69
2004 33.93
2005 31.89
2006 31.93
2007 34.42
2008 38.40
2009 40.59
2010 42.99
2011 41.41
2012 43.29
2013 45.22
2014 45.43
2015 51.66
2016 50.58
2017 47.07
2018 49.85
2019 48.74

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Malaysia was 37.71 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43.15 in 2016 and a minimum value of 4.70 in 1983.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1979 4.74
1980 4.92
1982 4.92
1983 4.70
1984 5.39
1985 6.22
1988 8.56
1989 7.55
1998 20.96
1999 22.43
2000 24.88
2001 22.54
2002 24.25
2003 25.70
2004 26.29
2005 24.10
2006 25.05
2007 25.82
2008 28.75
2009 30.68
2010 31.37
2011 31.15
2012 32.23
2013 33.25
2014 33.89
2015 39.84
2016 43.15
2017 40.55
2018 40.66
2019 37.71

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation