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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS IN

MALAYSIA: LATEST FIGURES

This article provides some updated statistics on the
number of international schools in Malaysia.

s of 10 May 2021, there are currently 182 schools more compared to the year 2020. Three new
international schools in Malaysia**. This is a schools have opened in the federal territory of Kuala
A6% increase from the 171 international schools Lumpur, bringing the total to 30 international schools.
recorded in 10 February 2020. A year before that, There are three international schools located in
there were 151 international schools in the country. Putrajaya.
This indicates that 31 international schools have
opened in the last two years. Penang and Johor are also popular hubs for
international education. There are 20 schools in
The increase in the number of schools is significant Johor and 12 in Penang. There has been no change
compared to the figures in 2009. There were a in the number of international schools in many
total of 51 international schools in Malaysia at that states since last year. Perak has nine schools while
time*. This reflects a whopping 257% increase in the Negeri Sembilan has six. Kedah, Pahang and Melaka
number of schools over the past decade. The number each have four international schools. Kelantan and
of schools started to catapult when the quota of local Terengganu have two schools each.
students in international schools was lifted in 2012.
The number of schools increased by 30 (58%) in In East Malaysia, Sarawak has six international
2012 with 81 established international schools. schools while Sabah has four. Only one international
school is located in the federal territory of Labuan.
Back to 2021, a large number of international schools
(62%) in the country are concentrated in the Klang Overall, the international school market in Malaysia
Valley. Out of the 13 states in Malaysia, Perlis is has experienced some growth since last year despite
the only state that does not have any international the ongoing pandemic. The number of international
schools. Selangor is the state with the largest schools is predicted to increase slightly in 2022 when
number of international schools with 79 in total, ten the economy recovers from the aftermath of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
* Figures obtained from the Performance Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU)
** Ministry of Education website (https://smips.moe.gov.my/utama.cfm?cari=1). Accessed on 7 May 2021.
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