Number of government & government-aided primary schools

Sarawak is the top region by number of government primary schools in Malaysia. As of 2016, number of government primary schools in Sarawak was 1,263 that accounts for 16.25% of Malaysia's number of government primary schools. The top 5 regions (others are Sabah, Johor, Perak, and Selangor) account for 61.14% of it. Malaysia's total number of government primary schools was estimated at 7,772 in 2016.