School Statistics
Holistic view of KPM school health, national KPIs, and data-driven areas to improve. This open data helps the ministry see where to act.
Data disclaimer
Data here is from public sources and may be incomplete. Some figures rely on assumptions (e.g. PTR thresholds, definitions of "packed"). Use for reference only; verify with official sources before decisions.
Total Schools
10,247
Total Teachers
422,019
Total Enrolment
4,807,251
National PTR
11.4
Pupil–teacher ratio (enrolment ÷ teachers)
States
16
Urban (Bandar)
5,913
Rural (Luar Bandar)
4,334
With pre-school
6,403
Overall school health
Share of schools within or above recommended pupil–teacher ratio (PTR).
Schools with PTR data
10,241
Within recommended (PTR ≤ 20)
99%
of schools with PTR data
Packed (PTR ≥ 20)
1%
of schools with PTR data
National KPM-style KPIs
Key numbers versus a common target (e.g. PTR ≤ 20).
Target PTR
≤ 20
National PTR
11.4
Meets target
Estimated teacher shortfall
0
To reach PTR ≤ 20 nationally (enrolment ÷ 20 − current teachers).
States with highest avg PTR
- WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN PUTRAJAYA: 15.1
- SELANGOR: 12.9
- WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN LABUAN: 12.6
- WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR: 12.3
- PULAU PINANG: 10.5
School types with highest avg PTR
- SR SABK: 12.2
- SMK: 12.0
- K11: 11.8
- SBP: 10.4
- MODEL KHAS: 10.2
Areas for ministry attention
Public, open-source data to show where improvement is needed. Not all schools have the same conditions.
- 72 schools are packed (PTR ≥ 20). Consider more teachers or better distribution of enrolment.
- Focus on states with highest average PTR and most packed schools.
- Some school types (e.g. certain vernacular or rural clusters) have worse ratios—target support there.
- Closing the national teacher shortfall would help meet the PTR target across the system.
Packed schools (ratio ≥ 20)
72
Packed definition
Pupil-teacher ratio ≥ 20
Schools by state
Schools by type
Teachers by state
Enrolment by state
Avg. PTR by state
Facilities & access(Placeholder)
Schools per 10k residents
By state — reflects school density vs population
Coming soon — supply data to enable
Data needed
Population by state (or district) to show schools per capita and resident-to-school ratio.
Facility indicators (e.g. building condition, internet, labs, toilets) for a facilities health index.
Schools with highest pupil-teacher ratio (packed)
Ratio = enrolment ÷ teachers. Threshold: ≥ 20. Top 30 shown.