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Note: Figures in parenthesis indicate the proportion of population aged 60
and over and the median age of the population)
While the rates are commonly used in spatial and temporal analyses, the
actual numbers may be more relevant for planning purposes. The most recent
vital statistics report show that a large number of babies were added some
districts, as shown in Table 2. Such information is needed by the educational
planners to prepare for the human resources and school facilities to cater for
the new school entrants, as new-born reach the school-going age in the near
future.
Table 2: Districts with the highest number of births, 2016-2017
20 17 20 16

Number CBR Number CBR
Malaysia 508685 15.9 508203 16.1
Petaling 30044 14.2 32085 15.4
Johor Bahru 25750 16.5 25003 16.3
Kuala Lumpur 21732 13.8 25739 14.4
Ulu Langat 21684 16.1 21953 16.6
Source: DOSM, 2018. Vital Statistics Report, Malaysia

Pupil-teacher Ratio
The pupil-teacher ratio is commonly used as an indicator of education
quality. This section uses the pupil-teacher ratio in secondary schools for
illustrative purposes. In 2013, the pupil-teacher ratio in secondary school
ranged from 9.7 in Putrajaya to 15.1 in Selangor. The spatial differential in
pupil-teacher ratio was even wider across districts, ranging from 7.4 in Maran
and around 10 in Putrajaya, Beaufort, Port Dickson and Kuala Pilah to around
16 in Klang and Gombak, Ulu Langat and Bau (Table 3). Districts with high
population density and rapid population growth tended to have higher pupil-
teacher ratio. Hence, more teachers are required in states/districts with high
pupil-teacher ratio in order to achieve the standard of 10:1 in the developed
countries.

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