Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 63.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia stood at 63.3%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia peaked at 63.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1981.
Malaysia ranks 85th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 10.9% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 16.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 28.2% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 43.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 56.8% | 63.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Malaysia was 63.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1981.
- How does Malaysia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malaysia ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release