How many SK schools are there in Malaysia?
Malaysia has 5,842 Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) schools across 16 states and 146 education districts, teaching 2,127,903 pupils with 192,744 teachers. That is a national average of 11 pupils per teacher, and 364 pupils per school. Sarawak has the most at 1,031 schools, 18% of the national total. Pick a state below for the full list, grouped by education district.
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Sarawak1,031 schoolsSabah971 schoolsJohor608 schoolsPerak524 schoolsSelangor445 schoolsPahang422 schoolsKelantan398 schoolsKedah393 schoolsTerengganu337 schoolsNegeri Sembilan207 schoolsPulau Pinang147 schoolsMelaka145 schoolsWP Kuala Lumpur125 schoolsPerlis58 schoolsWP Putrajaya16 schoolsWP Labuan15 schools
SK schools by state
| State | Schools | Pupils | Teachers | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarawak | 1,031 | 149,400 | 20,131 | 7.4 |
| Sabah | 971 | 239,271 | 23,634 | 10.1 |
| Johor | 608 | 235,228 | 20,749 | 11.3 |
| Perak | 524 | 141,802 | 15,154 | 9.4 |
| Selangor | 445 | 417,326 | 28,575 | 14.6 |
| Pahang | 422 | 127,557 | 12,299 | 10.4 |
| Kelantan | 398 | 158,044 | 15,244 | 10.4 |
| Kedah | 393 | 156,673 | 14,468 | 10.8 |
| Terengganu | 337 | 132,731 | 11,614 | 11.4 |
| Negeri Sembilan | 207 | 84,628 | 7,292 | 11.6 |
| Pulau Pinang | 147 | 78,019 | 6,928 | 11.3 |
| Melaka | 145 | 66,194 | 5,889 | 11.2 |
| WP Kuala Lumpur | 125 | 90,009 | 6,522 | 13.8 |
| Perlis | 58 | 20,367 | 2,058 | 9.9 |
| WP Putrajaya | 16 | 22,231 | 1,524 | 14.6 |
| WP Labuan | 15 | 8,423 | 663 | 12.7 |
Source: Ministry of Education Malaysia (KPM), 31 Jul 2026. Pupil-teacher ratio is a descriptive statistic, not a quality rating.