Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 98.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia stood at 98.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia peaked at 98.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.4% | — |
| 1982 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 52.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 53.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 55.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 70.6% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 74.5% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.2% | 47.4% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 59.1% | 53.1% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 74.5% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.7% | 98.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 31 Uzbekistan 98.3% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.2% compare
- 33 Malta 98.1% compare
- 35 Israel 97.9% compare
- 36 France 97.9% compare
- 37 Tajikistan 97.8% compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 90.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Malaysia was 98.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Malaysia ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release