Southern part of Johor sees a surge in international students

- The southern part of Johor has seen a significant increase in the number of international school students since 2020.

- The data published in My Local Stats by the Department of Statistics Malaysia refers to primary and secondary international schools.

 - Johor Bahru recorded the largest increase in international school students in 2022, with a total of 4,311 students compared to 125 students in 2020, an increase of 4,186 students.

- Pasir Gudang experienced the second-largest increase in international school students, behind Johor Bahru.

- The number of international school students registered in Pasir Gudang was 2,510 students in 2021 and rose to 2,517 in 2022.

- Pasir Gudang only started having international schools in 2021.

- The number of international schools in Johor Bahru increased to 15 in 2022.

- Meanwhile, three districts in Johor saw a decline in international school students.

- Batu Pahat's international school students recorded a significant drop of more than 97% in 2021 to only 102 students from 3,859 students in 2020. The numbers further decreased in 2022 to only 86 students.

- This was followed by Muar with an 87.4% drop and Kluang with an 84.8% reduction.


 

 

 


Johor ranked third nationally for international school students

- Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, and Johor have remained the top three options for parents to send their children to international school since 2020, according to DOSM.

- The total number of international school students in Malaysia has increased by 16.92% in 2022 to a total of 72,797 students compared to the Covid-19 year.

- According to the DOSM report, Johor ranked third in the total number of international school students registered in 2022 compared to other states and federal territories.

- Johor recorded a total of 8,142 students, behind Selangor with 31,046 students and Kuala Lumpur with 17,845 students.

- There were about 202 international schools nationwide registered in 2022, up by 38 schools since 2020.

 


 

 


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