Table 5 Dropout Rate from Primary 1 To Primary 6, 1980-2000 Year of Admission No. of registered students in Primary 1 Year completing Primary 6 No. of students completing Primary 6 No. of students dropping out Dropout rate (%) 1980 2,304 1985 654 1,650 71.6 1981 2,416 1986 783 1,633 67.6 1982 2,729 1987 944 1,785 65.4 1983 2,868 1988 1,000 1,868 65.1 1984 2,651 1989 1,052 1,599 60.3 1985 2,879 1990 1,124 1,755 60.9 1986 2,942 1991 1,031 1,911 64.9 1987 2,988 1992 1,217 1,771 59.2 1988 2,881 1993 1,255 1,626 56.4 1989 2,970 1994 1,466 1,404 48.9 1990 3,078 1995 1,699 1,379 44.8 1991 3,248 1996 1,679 1,569 48.3 1992 3,202 1997 1,825 1,377 43.0 1993 3,379 1998 2,264 1,115 33.0 1994 3,128 1999 2,574 472 15.1 1995 5,505 2000 3,144 2,361 42.9 Source: JHEOA ORANG ASLI – RIGHTS, PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS 55