Session 1 Zahri Aziz Producing tangible results 31 May 2011.pdf

Producing Tangible Results: Education for All (EFA)
Education Indicators
• Enrolment rates:
96% primary, 88% secondary
• Survival rate to grade 5: 94%
• Dropout rate: 0.0066% primary
• Adult literacy 15 yrs & above: 92%
• Gender specific EFA Index: 96%

Malaysia has made much
progress in meeting EFA goals
Its EDI ranking rose to high level
in 2009 and maintained at its
initial medium level in 2010-11
Its ranking has remained
relatively high among ASEAN+3,
Commonwealth and OIC
participating countries

EFA Development Index (EDI) in
Selected Countries, 2008
Japan
UK
Norway
France
Switzerland
New Zealand
Germany
Australia
Finland
Denmark
US
High
Brunei
Korea
Malaysia
China
Medium
Indonesia
Philippines
Cambodia
India
Low
Lao
Total :
0.000
127 participating
countries

Rank
0.995

1

0.995

2

0.994

3

0.992

5

0.991

7

0.988

11

0.986

13

0.986

15

0.985

16

0.985

17

0.975

33

0.975

34

0.968

50

0.945

65

0.943

66

0.934

69

0.898

102

0.786

0.200

0.400

0.600

85

0.769

107

0.761

109

0.800

1.000

Source: UNESCO, 2011. EFA Global Monitoring Report