Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan
| Minister of Education | Mahdzir Khalid |
|---|---|
| Budget | MYR54.6 billion (USD17 billion)1 |
| Primary languages | |
| System type | National |
| Established | 1956 |
| Total | 95% (all 15 yrs and above) |
| Male | 95% total, 98% 15–24 yrs |
| Female | 95% total, 98% 15–24 yrs |
| Total | 5,407,865 with 405,716 teachers (ratio 13:1), incl. 163,746 pre-school |
| Primary | 2,899,228 (survival rate to last primary grade, Grade 6 is 99%) |
| Secondary | 2,344,891 (66% male & 72% female students move up to Secondary 1 from Primary 6) |
Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education (Kementerian Pendidikan). Although education is the responsibility of the Federal Government, each state and federal territory has an Education Department to co-ordinate educational matters in its territory. The main legislation governing education is the Education Act 1996.
The education system is divided into preschool education, primary education, secondary education, post-secondary education and tertiary education. Education may be obtained from the multilingual public school system, which provides free education for all Malaysians, or private schools, or through homeschooling. By law, primary education is compulsory. As in many Asia-Pacific countries such as the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Japan, standardised tests are a common feature. Currently, there are 37 private universities, 20 private university colleges, seven foreign university branch campuses and 414 private colleges in Malaysia.
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