Malaysian Education Facilities from OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap data on education facilities in Malaysia, including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities. The dataset is compiled by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) and was last updated on 2026-05-14. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely being better mapped than remote areas.

Use Cases

• Map school accessibility based on facility locations.
• Plan education resource allocation based on the distribution of schools and universities.
• Analyze the density of educational infrastructure in different regions of Malaysia.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative global mapping project.
• Covers multiple facility types including schools, kindergartens, colleges, and universities.
• Available in multiple geospatial file formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via tags for `amenity` or `building`.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 21:03:13.945034

Geography

Malaysia